Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 ??

[Mika]

I have a small problem with Search.

If I enter a search string that looks like this

*nec* and *45*

I'll get the following error:

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 288

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 288

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 288

and the posts are empty in thread.

example here:

http://trabant.dna.fi/forums/showthr...c+and+%2A45%2A

VB is 2.2.2

[Wayne Luke]

Please supply the following information:[list=1][*]PHP version[*]MySQL version[*]Apache/webserver version[*]Server operating system[*]Whether or not you have edited any files and which ones[/list=1]

[Mika]

Uh, sorry. Forgot those.

PHP is 4.0.6
MySql 3.23.39
Apache 1.3.20
Server Linux RH 7.1 with recent updates

No hacks installed except that I have added the following into functions.php (starting from line 87)

.. code removed because.... ->

[Mika]

I tried the original functions.php with same result.

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 266

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 266

Warning: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 19 in /home/slash/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php on line 266