Simple regular expression question

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    Code example.

    #^[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z0-9-\.]{2,8}$#si
    PHP:
    may i know what does the {2,8} means and what does the si means?

    Help appreciated alot.. thanks in advance:)
     
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  2. commandos

    commandos Notable Member

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    #2
    repetition between 2 and 8
     
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    Lordo Well-Known Member

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    #3
    {2,8} = occurs >= 2 && occurs <= 8
    i = case insensitive
    s = single line mode (dot matches any character even a new line)
     
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