PHP - Moved: Ereg_replace Alternative

Hello all,

I need to switch my code from ereg_replace to preg_match but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the syntax right for this and keep the same functionality.

$vendor_ID = ereg_replace("^\*","",$key);

Any advice on how to maintain this functionality but use non-deprecated methods?

    $customer_contact_id = preg_replace("`", "", $customer_contact_id);

Am I doing something wrong? Every page that used the eregi_function, I changed to have it utilize the preg_function (because I saw a Youtube video telling me to do so). Now, every variable I perform the above on acts as if it doesn't exist. This has totally destroyed my system. What do I need to do here to fix things?

How to solve this error out

PHP Deprecated: Function ereg_replace() is deprecated in

using this code

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$shoutcast_on_off ='';
$scsuccs = '';
$listenlink = ''.$scdef.'';
$scfp = fsockopen("$scip", $scport, &$errno, &$errstr, 30);
 if(!$scfp) {
  $scsuccs=1;
}
$page = '';
if($scsuccs!=1){
 fputs($scfp,"GET /admin.cgi?pass=$scpass&mode=viewxml HTTP/1.0\r\nUser-Agent: SHOUTcast Song Status (Mozilla Compatible)\r\n\r\n");
 while(!feof($scfp)) {
  $page .= fgets($scfp, 1000);
}
 $loop = array("STREAMSTATUS");
 $y=0;
 while($loop[$y]!=''){
  $pageed = ereg_replace(".*<$loop[$y]>", "", $page);
  $scphp = strtolower($loop[$y]);
  $$scphp = ereg_replace("</$loop[$y]>.*", "", $pageed);
  $y++;
 }
fclose($scfp);
}
$online1 = '';
if ($streamstatus == "1") {
$online1 = '<center><img src="'.$BASEURL.'/styles/'.$theme.'/theme_images/DJ.png" border="0" height="150"></center><br>
<center><a href="'.$BASEURL.':'.$scport.'/listen.pls"><img src="'.$BASEURL.'/styles/'.$theme.'/theme_images/klausom.png" width="150px" height="auto"></a></center>';
}
else
{
$online2 = '';
$online2 = '<center><img src="'.$BASEURL.'/styles/'.$theme.'/theme_images/off.png" border="0" height="150"></center>';
}

// BEGIN Plugin: shoutcast_on_off
$shoutcast_on_off = $online1.$online2;
// END Plugin: shoutcast_on_off

eval("\$shoutcast = \"".$TSUE['TSUE_Template']->LoadTemplate('shoutcast')."\";");
return $shoutcast;

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Hey guys.

I currently have my website set up 'generating' php pages, rather than simply getting data off the database. Which is silly. I have no rectified that issue but end up with ugly urls such as

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http://www.worldwidelighthouses.com/Lighthouses/English-Lighthouses/Trinity-House-Owned/Beachy-Head

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