RE: [PHP] email validation regex

perl has a mod "email::valid" that claims to do email validation, and it appears to be fairly complex/lengthy. i'm considering simply using this in a perl app, that i'd then call from the php function... use the best tool for the job in the quickest manner!!! thoughts.... -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Waterson [mailto:kevin@oceania.net] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:08 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] email validation regex This one time, at band camp, "bruce" <bedouglas@earthlink.net> wrote: > hi.. > > looking for a good/working/tested php email validation regex that conforms > to the rfc2822 standard. This will be fun, everybody has their own which is always best. No two people will agree what is correct method and will always come with a 'better' one. This is generally accompanied by derision and ridicule of the others. To this end, I will start the ball rolling with this one... preg_match('/^\S+@[\w\d.-]{2,}\.[\w]{2,6}$/iU', $email) Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php