You. Yes, you - stop trying to validate emails like that.

[samm5506]

This thread is great, I just happened to be coding a registration form right now, thanks for the tip! :D

[nikomo]

Hmm.
This thread makes me want to start using [email]n@i@k@o@m@[e-mail][/email]

[StankyJoe]

[QUOTE=nikomo;26336677]Hmm.
This thread makes me want to start using [email]n@i@k@o@m@[e-mail][/email][/QUOTE]

n\@i\@k\@o\@m\@[e-mail]

You need to escape the @ characters!

[nikomo]

Damn, iRedAdmin has invalid email validation so I can't create that address.

[johan_sm]

I don't get why can't you allow emails with stupid characters? Even if the email is wrong, who cares?

[Bugster]

[QUOTE=johan_sm;26366801]I don't get why can't you allow emails with stupid characters? Even if the email is wrong, who cares?[/QUOTE]

Because sometimes when you need an email address you intend to send something to it.

[Siemens]

[QUOTE=Bugster;26368687]Because sometimes when you need an email address you intend to send something to it.[/QUOTE]

So send a verification.

All the validation in the world isn't going to help you if the user gives you an valid but nonexistent email address.

[not_Morph53]

I'm waiting on [email][e-mail][/email]

[johan_sm]

[QUOTE=Siemens;26371461]So send a verification.

All the validation in the world isn't going to help you if the user gives you an valid but nonexistent email address.[/QUOTE]

This. Just send a validation email. If it doesn't get confirmed, discard.
And if there is no validation I can just enter [email][e-mail][/email] and be done with.

[supersnail11]

This is the way I would validate emails:

<?php
if(strpos($email, "@") === false)
{
echo "Invalid Email";
}
else if(strpos($email, ".") === false)
{
echo "Invalid Email";
}
else
{
echo "VALID";
}
?>

[Qombat]

[QUOTE=supersnail11;26488019]This is the way I would validate emails:

<?php
if(strpos($email, "@") === false)
{
echo "Invalid Email";
}
else if(strpos($email, ".") === false)
{
echo "Invalid Email";
}
else
{
echo "VALID";
}
?>

[/QUOTE]

@.

[QUOTE]VALID[/QUOTE]

[Siemens]

that's hardly a zing.

It's a basic sanity check because we all know it's pointless to validate email addresses.

Verification > validation.