diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 102173e832..57ea182b2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-avatar/*
-files/*
-file/*
-local/*
-_darcs/*
-logs/*
-log/*
-run/*
+avatar/
+files/
+file/
+local/
+_darcs/
+logs/
+log/
+run/
 config.php
 .htaccess
 httpd.conf
diff --git a/extlib/Auth/OpenID/Parse.php b/extlib/Auth/OpenID/Parse.php
index 0461bdcff7..af0b86af7e 100644
--- a/extlib/Auth/OpenID/Parse.php
+++ b/extlib/Auth/OpenID/Parse.php
@@ -218,21 +218,11 @@ class Auth_OpenID_Parse {
     
     function match($regexp, $text, &$match)
     {
-        if (!is_callable('mb_ereg_search_init')) {
-            if (!preg_match($regexp, $text, $match)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            $match = $match[0];
-            return true;
+        if (preg_match($regexp, $text, $match)) {
+           return true;
         }
 
-        $regexp = substr($regexp, 1, strlen($regexp) - 2 - strlen($this->_re_flags));
-        mb_ereg_search_init($text);
-        if (!mb_ereg_search($regexp)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        $match = mb_ereg_search_getregs();
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**