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if(eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email)){
//email was valid
}
Trying to replace the eregi function with preg_match but i dont think its working. This is what i got:
Code: [Select]
if(preg_match("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email)){
//this email is valid
}
What ever the content of $email in the preg_match version, it simply returns true... is the pattern wrong for preg_match?

(patterns are no strong point of mine at the moment)

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