Title: Regexp Bug
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Regexp Bug

 *  [Deane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deane/)
 * (@deane)
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regexp-bug/)
 * This bit of HTML in a post:
 * >  [sonic cannon](http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1628848&)
 * Throws this error:
 * >  Parse error: parse error in /home/httpd/vhosts/gadgetopia.com/httpdocs/wp/
   > wp-includes/functions.php(241) : regexp code on line 1
   >  Fatal error: Failed
   > evaluating code: “&”.substr(“&””,1) in /home/httpd/vhosts/gadgetopia.com/httpdocs/
   > wp/wp-includes/functions.php on line 241
 * Removing the ampersand at the end of the URL fixes it.

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 *  Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/)
 * (@matt)
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regexp-bug/#post-34817)
 * I tried it in the sandbox and it worked just fine,
    [http://fresh.wordpress.org/index.php?p=2](http://fresh.wordpress.org/index.php?p=2)
   What was the rest of the post?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/)
 * Last activity: [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/regexp-bug/#post-34817)
 * Status: not resolved

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