Comments on: Validate e-mail addresses using PHP http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/ A fresh look at Design, SEO, CSS & Programming Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rodger http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-9242 Rodger Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:47:51 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-9242 Thanks, after searching a lot I found this to be the best and easy to understand email validation. Its exactly what i was looking for !! Thanks again! Thanks, after searching a lot I found this to be the best and easy to understand email validation.

Its exactly what i was looking for !!

Thanks again!

]]> By: You are now listed on FAQPAL http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-3409 You are now listed on FAQPAL Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:30:03 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-3409 <strong>Validate e-mail addresses using PHP...</strong> These functions will help narrow down the verification process significantly!... Validate e-mail addresses using PHP…

These functions will help narrow down the verification process significantly!…

]]> By: Regan Johnson http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-614 Regan Johnson Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:16:51 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-614 <blockquote>missfitbit said: Ummm...noob question: Where exactly do I put this? In the php the form posts to? In a separate php as ...</blockquote> The easiest way to include this into your application would be to copy and paste the above code into your script, and then call the functions as needed to validate e-mail addresses (usually on a POST). If you need to use these functions on multiple pages, you can include the functions in a global function file. Hope this helps!

missfitbit said: Ummm…noob question:

Where exactly do I put this? In the php the form posts to? In a separate php as …

The easiest way to include this into your application would be to copy and paste the above code into your script, and then call the functions as needed to validate e-mail addresses (usually on a POST). If you need to use these functions on multiple pages, you can include the functions in a global function file.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Scott F http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-608 Scott F Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:29:37 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-608 Thanks a lot for helping us fight spam!!!!! Thanks a lot for helping us fight spam!!!!!

]]> By: missfitbit http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-602 missfitbit Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:55:10 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-602 Ummm...noob question: Where exactly do I put this? In the php the form posts to? In a separate php as a class? derrrr. Sorry. I'm sure that's a really dumb question and shows just how in over my head I am... Thanks anyway! Ummm…noob question:

Where exactly do I put this? In the php the form posts to? In a separate php as a class? derrrr. Sorry. I’m sure that’s a really dumb question and shows just how in over my head I am…

Thanks anyway!

]]> By: Eneza http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-470 Eneza Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:48:10 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-470 Great! Nice Tutorial you have there my lad..... thanks for the INFO Great! Nice Tutorial you have there my lad….. thanks for the INFO

]]> By: Jeff http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-205 Jeff Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:09:51 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-205 I decided to make our check exclude "impossible" domains, by expanding the regular expression to check for valid top level domains (at least, those that were valid in March, when I last checked). I also made it a variable in an include, so I only have to change it once for any programs that need to use it (it isn't always used in a function call): $__validate_email = "/^[-\".'_%+?=a-z0-9]+@[-.a-z0-9]+\." . "(ac|ad|ae|aero|af|ag|ai|al|am|an|ao|aq|ar|arpa|as|asia|at|au|aw|ax|az|ba|bb|bd|be|bf|bg|bh|bi|biz|bj|bm|bn|bo|br|bs|bt|bv|bw|by|bz|ca|cat|cc|cd|cf|cg|ch|ci|ck|cl|cm|cn|co|com|coop|cr|cu|cv|cx|cy|cz|de|dj|dk|dm|do|dz|ec|edu|ee|eg|er|es|et|eu|fi|fj|fk|fm|fo|fr|ga|gb|gd|ge|gf|gg|gh|gi|gl|gm|gn|gov|gp|gq|gr|gs|gt|gu|gw|gy|hk|hm|hn|hr|ht|hu|id|ie|il|im|in|info|int|io|iq|ir|is|it|je|jm|jo|jobs|jp|ke|kg|kh|ki|km|kn|kp|kr|kw|ky|kz|la|lb|lc|li|lk|lr|ls|lt|lu|lv|ly|ma|mc|md|me|mg|mh|mil|mk|ml|mm|mn|mo|mobi|mp|mq|mr|ms|mt|mu|museum|mv|mw|mx|my|mz|na|name|nc|ne|net|nf|ng|ni|nl|no|np|nr|nu|nz|om|org|pa|pe|pf|pg|ph|pk|pl|pm|pn|pr|pro|ps|pt|pw|py|qa|re|ro|rs|ru|rw|sa|sb|sc|sd|se|sg|sh|si|sj|sk|sl|sm|sn|so|sr|st|su|sv|sy|sz|tc|td|tel|tf|tg|th|tj|tk|tl|tm|tn|to|tp|tr|travel|tt|tv|tw|tz|ua|ug|uk|um|us|uy|uz|va|vc|ve|vg|vi|vn|vu|wf|ws|xn|ye|yt|yu|za|zm|zw)/i"; I elected not to include the experimental Chinese domains, since they supposedly aren't valid anymore, and we don't do much business with people who would have been doing such experimentation, anyway. I decided to make our check exclude “impossible” domains, by expanding the regular expression to check for valid top level domains (at least, those that were valid in March, when I last checked). I also made it a variable in an include, so I only have to change it once for any programs that need to use it (it isn’t always used in a function call):

$__validate_email = “/^[-\”.’_%+?=a-z0-9]+@[-.a-z0-9]+\.” . “(ac|ad|ae|aero|af|ag|ai|al|am|an|ao|aq|ar|arpa|as|asia|at|au|aw|ax|az|ba|bb|bd|be|bf|bg|bh|bi|biz|bj|bm|bn|bo|br|bs|bt|bv|bw|by|bz|ca|cat|cc|cd|cf|cg|ch|ci|ck|cl|cm|cn|co|com|coop|cr|cu|cv|cx|cy|cz|de|dj|dk|dm|do|dz|ec|edu|ee|eg|er|es|et|eu|fi|fj|fk|fm|fo|fr|ga|gb|gd|ge|gf|gg|gh|gi|gl|gm|gn|gov|gp|gq|gr|gs|gt|gu|gw|gy|hk|hm|hn|hr|ht|hu|id|ie|il|im|in|info|int|io|iq|ir|is|it|je|jm|jo|jobs|jp|ke|kg|kh|ki|km|kn|kp|kr|kw|ky|kz|la|lb|lc|li|lk|lr|ls|lt|lu|lv|ly|ma|mc|md|me|mg|mh|mil|mk|ml|mm|mn|mo|mobi|mp|mq|mr|ms|mt|mu|museum|mv|mw|mx|my|mz|na|name|nc|ne|net|nf|ng|ni|nl|no|np|nr|nu|nz|om|org|pa|pe|pf|pg|ph|pk|pl|pm|pn|pr|pro|ps|pt|pw|py|qa|re|ro|rs|ru|rw|sa|sb|sc|sd|se|sg|sh|si|sj|sk|sl|sm|sn|so|sr|st|su|sv|sy|sz|tc|td|tel|tf|tg|th|tj|tk|tl|tm|tn|to|tp|tr|travel|tt|tv|tw|tz|ua|ug|uk|um|us|uy|uz|va|vc|ve|vg|vi|vn|vu|wf|ws|xn|ye|yt|yu|za|zm|zw)/i”;

I elected not to include the experimental Chinese domains, since they supposedly aren’t valid anymore, and we don’t do much business with people who would have been doing such experimentation, anyway.

]]> By: Regan Johnson http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-147 Regan Johnson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:19:32 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-147 <blockquote>Ryan said: Sorry, I saw that you did mention that right after I posted. My apologies. </blockquote> Not a problem Ryan. Thank you for keeping an eye out though. There is a workaround for Windows machines involving fsock. I will post a follow up to include this. Take care.

Ryan said: Sorry, I saw that you did mention that right after I posted. My apologies.

Not a problem Ryan. Thank you for keeping an eye out though. There is a workaround for Windows machines involving fsock. I will post a follow up to include this. Take care.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-146 Ryan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:10:52 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-146 Sorry, I saw that you did mention that right after I posted. My apologies. Sorry, I saw that you did mention that right after I posted. My apologies.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.soaptray.com/blog/2008/04/validate-email-addresses-using-php/#comment-145 Ryan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:09:46 +0000 http://www.soaptray.com/?p=9#comment-145 It would help to mention (unless I missed it) that checkdnsrr() is *not* implemented on Windows. Thankfully php.net was the first thing I checked after my script returned an error. It would help to mention (unless I missed it) that checkdnsrr() is *not* implemented on Windows. Thankfully php.net was the first thing I checked after my script returned an error.

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