You can always go to http://www.weberdev.com/ and write "email validation" in the Top Ajax search box. There are many other email validators that should have less than 600 lines in one function :) berber -----Original Message----- From: Roman Neuhauser [mailto:neuhauser@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:17 PM To: WeberSites LTD Cc: 'Don'; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: email validation string. # berber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2007-01-19 10:55:21 +0200: > From: Don [mailto:don.rzeszut@xxxxxxxxx] > > 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)) 1. Why did you remove the backslash? (the original was correct) 2. What do you expect the regexp to match? 3. Define "it isn't working". > Try this : http://www.weberdev.com/get_example-3274.html This will reject addresses that use greylisting, and 600 lines in a single function is gross. I wouldn't touch that. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
