PHP preg_match dies/crashes in PHP Version 5.3.6 with following input
<p>I'm having an issue with <code>preg_match</code>, it dies on a certain input. I'm using PHP  5.3.6 .</p>

<pre><code>$regEx =  '/^([a-z]|.|\s)*$/i';

$subject = 'Korting van op de aankoopprijs van fietsen en bromfietsen korting van op de aankoopprijs van alle accessoires. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leo. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis dapibus posuere velit aliquet. Morbi leo risus, porta ac ';
preg_match($regEx, $subject); // function runs normal

$subject .= ' consectetur';
preg_match($regEx, $subject); // function crashes/dies no error report.
</code></pre>

<p>Could someone tell my why <code>preg_match</code> dies?</p>
