How can the issue of regular expressions not working in PHP be resolved, as discussed in the thread?

The issue of regular expressions not working in PHP can be resolved by ensuring that the regex pattern is properly formatted and escaped, especially when using special characters. Additionally, using the correct regex functions in PHP, such as preg_match(), preg_match_all(), or preg_replace(), can help in executing the regex pattern correctly. 

$pattern = '/^(\d{3})-(\d{2})-(\d{4})$/';
$string = '123-45-6789';

if (preg_match($pattern, $string)) {
    echo 'Valid social security number.';
} else {
    echo 'Invalid social security number.';
}

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