note 87838 added to function.preg-match

The above patterns are tested but for this type of emails those get fails. This is most valid pattern. <?php /** * Most corrected pattern for Email validation. * */ // Valid email echo preg_match('/^([a-z0-9])(([-a-z0-9._])*([a-z0-9]))* \@([a-z0-9])*(\.([a-z0-9])([-a-z0-9_-])([a-z0-9])+)*$/i' ,'09_az..AZ@host.dOMain.cOM'); // Invalid emails echo preg_match('/^([a-z0-9])(([-a-z0-9._])*([a-z0-9]))* \@([a-z0-9])*(\.([a-z0-9])([-a-z0-9_-])([a-z0-9])+)*$/i' ,'09_azAZ@ho...st...........domain.com'); echo preg_match('/^([a-z0-9])(([-a-z0-9._])*([a-z0-9]))* \@([a-z0-9])*(\.([a-z0-9])([-a-z0-9_-])([a-z0-9])+)*$/i' ,'09_azAZ@host.do@main.com'); ?> ---------------------------- Output: ---------------------------- 1 = valid 0 = invalid 0 = invalid ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 78.23.80.86 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/87838 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/87838 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/87838 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php