note 49289 added to function.eregi

These long regular expressions can get confusing. I find it easier to split the email addresses up first and then validate them. <?php $split_address = explode("@",$email); $split_domain = explode(".",$split_addres[1]); //then validate $split_address[0], $split_domain[0], and $split_domain[1] ?> If you want to check email addresses with multiple "."s (i.e. @yahoo.co.uk), use the following: <?php $split_address = explode("@",$email); $split_domain = explode(".",$split_addres[1]); //validate $split_address[0] for(x = 0; x < count($split_address[1]); x++) { //validate $split_domain[0] } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eregi.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+49289 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49289&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49289&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49289&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49289&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49289&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+49289&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php