note 79863 added to function.eregi

validates a phone number works with: 9999999999 999 9999999 999 999 9999 999 999-9999 (999)999-9999 (999) 999-9999 (999)999 9999 (999) 999 9999 999-999-9999 999-999 9999 999.999.9999 ect. if (eregi('^[(]?[1-9]{1}[0-9]{2}[)]?(\-| |\.)?[0-9]{3}(\-| |\.)?[0-9]{4}([ ]?(x|ext)[.]?[ ]?[0-9]{1,5})?$', $string)) { echo"'$string' is a valid phone number."; } ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 68.193.70.10 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eregi.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/79863 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/79863 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/79863 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php