# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-01-19 10:55:21 +0200: > From: Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'm trying to get this line to validate an email address from a form and it > > isn't working. > > > > if (ereg("[EMAIL PROTECTED]",$submittedEmail)) > > > > The book I'm referencing has this line > > > > if (ereg("[EMAIL PROTECTED]",$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
