Title: Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Compilation failed: missing )
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Compilation failed: missing )

 *  [mattc74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattc74/)
 * (@mattc74)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-preg_replace-functionpreg-replace-compilation-failed-missing/)
 * Hi, getting error:
    Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Compilation
   failed: missing ) at offset 446 in ..\wwwroot\wp-content\mu-plugins\wp-db-abstraction\
   translations\sqlsrv\translations.php on line 1082
 * The line below is causing the error and I am unable to view my site or wordpress
   admin panel unless I comment this out. Did not have this issue until I installed
   Manage ads plugin which I then removed. Any thoughts on why it’s taking error?
   
   $query = preg_replace(‘/\s+’.$table . ‘.’ . $field.’\s*’.$oper.’/i’, ‘ ‘.$table.‘.’.
   $field . ‘ ‘ . $val, $query);
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 * Last reply from: [mattc74](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattc74/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-preg_replace-functionpreg-replace-compilation-failed-missing/)
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