I just got this from: http://php.net/preg_match <?php if(eregi ("^[[:alnum:]][a-z0-9_.-]*@[a-z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,6}$", stripslashes(trim($someVar)))) { echo "good"; } else { echo "bad"; } ?> Hope it works out for you. - Nick Stinemates On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 01:40:36PM -0700, Don wrote: > I'm trying to get this line to validate an email address from a form and it > isn't working. > > if (ereg("^.+@.+\..+$",$submittedEmail)) > > > > The book I'm referencing has this line > > if (ereg("^.+@.+\\..+$",$submittedEmail)) > > > > Anyway.. I welcome any advice as long as it doesn't morph into a political > debate on ADA standards and poverty in Africa. :-) > > > > Thanks > > > > Don > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
