I want help with code !! please

[3yoon_af]

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Dear all,

I have a small problem in the PHP code. I have a code to check if the email has symbol or wrong char, but I don't kown how to put this function in my code !!

This is the code of the Email

<?php
function valid_email($email) {
// First, we check that there's one @ symbol, and that the lengths are right
if (!ereg("^{[@]{1,64}@[@]{1,255}$",} $email)) {
// Email invalid because wrong number of characters in one section, or wrong number of @ symbols.
return false;
}
// Split it into sections to make life easier
$email_array = explode("@", $email);
$local_array = explode(".", $email_array[0]);
for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($local_array); $i++) {
if (!ereg("^{(([A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?_{|}~-][A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_{|}~.-]{0,63})|(\"[(\|\")]{0,62}\"))$",} $local_array[$i])) {
return false;
}
}
if (!ereg("^{[?[0-9.]+]?$",} $email_array[1])) { // Check if domain is IP. If not, it should be valid domain name
$domain_array = explode(".", $email_array[1]);
if (sizeof($domain_array) < 2) {
return false; // Not enough parts to domain
}
for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($domain_array); $i++) {
if (!ereg("^{(([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Za-z0-9])|([A-Za-z0-9]+))$",} $domain_array[$i])) {
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
?>

I don't know how to assoicated it with my own code !!

Can anyone help me please ?!!

I will be very thankful ..[/FONT]

[epp_b]

Just do a search for "email regexp" and you'll find plenty of free regexp strings to validate an email address.

[3yoon_af]

Sorry but I don't understand u 🙁

[halojoy]

hi

this function:
function valid_email($email) {
will RETURN TRUE, if email looks good
will RETURN FALSE, if not looks like a good email STRING

<?php

// example how to use function

// Get STRING from <form method="POST"><input .....</form>
$email_posted = $_POST['user_email'];

$valid_mail = valid_email( $email_posted ); // Test

if( $valid_mail === true )
{  //   $valid_mail Test was TRUE

echo 'Thank you. Your email address looks like be good!<br>
        We will now send a message to your inbox.';
}
else
{  //   $valid_mail Test was FALSE

// STOP .. must go back enter email again
exit( 'Please, Go back and enter a VALID email address, thank you' );
}

// HERE, put user email address into DATABASE
// and
// maybe send mail() to this contact, for example


exit(); // end script

?>