note 60113 added to function.strspn

another variant, assuming a value diffrent to zero as TRUE: <?php if (strlen($email)-strspn($email,$"qwerty123@._")) { echo "dont try to fool me, invalid email"; } ?> thanks ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strspn.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60113 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60113&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60113&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php