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aristoworks on 07/01/08


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PHP (RegEx) Telephone Number Validation

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A simple method of validating a telephone number using regular expressions and PHP

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  1. $string = "(232) 555-5555";
  2. if (preg_match('/^\(?[0-9]{3}\)?|[0-9]{3}[-. ]? [0-9]{3}[-. ]?[0-9]{4}$/', $string)) { 
  3. echo "example 2 successful.";
  4. }

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Posted By: maneeshnsony on August 29, 2012

Corrected the regex with more accuracy for validating a phone/mobile number

$string = "(232) 555-5555";
$expr = '/^\+?(\(?[0-9]{3}\)?|[0-9]{3})[-\.\s]?[0-9]{3}[-\.\s]?[0-9]{4}$/';
if (preg_match($expr, $string) == 1)
{
echo "example 2 successful.";
}

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