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<?php $postcode = 'SW196QX'; // Validate the postcode if (preg_match( '/^GIR 0AA)|((([A-Z-[QVX]][0-9][0-9]?)|(([A-Z-[QVX]][A-Z-[IJZ]][0-9][0-9]?)|(([A-Z-[QVX]][0-9][A-HJKPSTUW])|([A-Z-[QVX]][A-Z-[IJZ]][0-9][ABEHMNPRVWXY])))) [0-9][A-Z-[CIKMOV]]{2})$/', $postcode ) === 1) { echo 'Invalid'; } else { echo 'Valid'; }
Output for 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unmatched closing parenthesis at offset 8 in /in/eqdsr on line 6 Valid
Output for 7.3.16 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unmatched closing parenthesis at offset 8 in /in/eqdsr on line 8 Valid
Output for 7.0.19 - 7.0.32, 7.1.5 - 7.1.24, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 8 in /in/eqdsr on line 8 Valid
Output for 7.0.0 - 7.0.18, 7.1.0 - 7.1.4
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 8 in /in/eqdsr on line 7 Valid
Output for 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.38
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unmatched parentheses at offset 8 in /in/eqdsr on line 9 Valid

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