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visudex on 11/22/10


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email valid php check validate address verification adress


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Validate email address PHP

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This snippet is a PHP function that checks if an email address is valid

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. function check_email($email)
  4. {
  5.     if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL))
  6.     {
  7.         return false;
  8.     }
  9.     else
  10.     {
  11.         return true;
  12.     }
  13. }
  14. ?>

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Posted By: leond on November 22, 2010

Nice! Wasn't aware of that filter_var() function yet. Thanks!

Posted By: danwhite85 on December 22, 2010

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe this works correctly. It validates name@domain

Skipping the domain extension.

Posted By: visudex on January 23, 2011

@danwhite85 : You're right, I actually never tested without the extension.

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