Matching "nnnn-nn"

This is how you can match a numeric string with a hyphen at a specific position and use it in a condition (IF), for instance "12345-01".

 

<?php
if(preg_match('/(^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{2}$)/i', $_GET['id'])) {  //if matching nnnnn-nn

}
?>
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