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rajendran
Joined: 04 Mar 2013
Posts: 1
Location: Brampton, Canada
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 Posted: Mon 04 Mar '13 19:41 Post subject: Email validation in php |
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This is the code for validating your email address in php scripting language.
function checkEmail($email){
if(preg_match("/[a-zA-Z0-9_-.+]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+.[a-zA-Z]+/", $email) > 0)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
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sduchet
Joined: 30 Dec 2024
Posts: 1
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| Posted: Mon 30 Dec '24 15:45 Post subject: I tried |
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Sorry I tried your function but didn't work
please explain where to write this code |
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Otomatic
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
Posts: 223
Location: Paris, France, EU
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| Posted: Mon 30 Dec '24 17:46 Post subject: |
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Hi,
Sorry, but it's a little more complicated!
Already your regex gives an error:
| Code: | | PHP Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: range out of order in character class at offset 12 |
The correction is :
| Code: | | preg_match("/[a-zA-Z0-9_\-.+]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+.[a-zA-Z]+/", $email) |
Emails like '.otomatic@otomatic.net' or 'otomatic.@otomatic.net' or 'oto..matic@otomatic.net' are seen as valid, whereas a . point can't be at the beginning or end of an element, and there can't be consecutive points ..
There are plenty of other errors, such as minimum and maximum element lengths, etc.
In short, a thorough overhaul, I'm sorry to say! |
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timo
Joined: 03 Jun 2012
Posts: 46
Location: FI, EU
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| Posted: Tue 31 Dec '24 15:13 Post subject: |
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Why not use PHP's filter_var() function?
filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)
Note that return values would be different: false on fail and $email on success |
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Stray78
Joined: 15 Apr 2024
Posts: 29
Location: USA
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| Posted: Wed 01 Jan '25 6:21 Post subject: |
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| timo wrote: | Why not use PHP's filter_var() function?
filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)
Note that return values would be different: false on fail and $email on success |
That's what I do. 
| Code: | // Check if email has been entered and is valid
if (!$_POST['email'] || !filter_var($_POST['email'], FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
$errEmail = 'Please enter a valid email address!';
} |
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