Re: Check if var is a domain name
| From: | bvr | Date: | Wed, 06 Feb 2002 10:26:42 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Check if var is a domain name | ||
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You can online check for a valid domain using
if (checkdnsrr($mydomain, "SOA"))
{
echo("is valid domain");
}
note that www.mynewdomain.com CAN be a valid domain also.
bvr.
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 07:59:22 -0800, Brandon Orther wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Does anyone know a function or how I could make a function to check a
>variable for being a valid domain name without the "www.
><http://www./>
>" In fron of it?
>
>Ex. $var = "mynewdomain.com" that would be TRUE
>
>Ex2. $var = "www.mynewdomain.com" that would be FALSE
>
>Ex3. $var = "My Great Domain" that would be FALSE
>
>And so on.
>
>Does anyone have a function that makes sure there are no illegal
>characters and there is a period in the middle of the text?
>
>
>--------------------------------------------
>Brandon Orther
>WebIntellects Design/Development Manager
>brandon@webintellects.com
>800-994-6364
>www.webintellects.com
>--------------------------------------------
>
>