Good resource for Mod Rewrite / Reg ex?

[Louis Lazaris]

Hey everyone,

I'm hoping to attempt to learn regular expressions, specifically for use with .htaccess files and mod rewrites on Apache. Can anyone recommend a good resource to learn regular expressions and/or mod rewrite?

I've found a few books on Amazon that might be possibilities. Any book or website would be fine.

A Google search of course turns up plenty of stuff, but it's hard to find something that really speaks to beginners and is clear and accurate.

Thank you,

Louis

[guido2004]

http://www.regular-expressions.info/
http://regexlib.com/
http://www.fileformat.info/tool/regex.htm

[Louis Lazaris]

Thanks for the links, Guido, the first one looks like what I'm after.

Now does anyone recommend a good beginner's book on the subject?

[Jake Arkinstall]

Just keep trying at it - you'll get the hang of it very quickly with intense practice.

Any questions, just ask on here. My tool might help you with your practicing, by telling you what's returned etc.

[joebert]

Thanks for the links, Guido, the first one looks like what I'm after.

Now does anyone recommend a good beginner's book on the subject?

The Definitive Guide to mod_rewrite is an excellent book.