Quick Tip: Validate Email Addresses with PHP

<?php
//Bad Email...
$badEmail = "bad@email";

//Run the email through an email validation filter.
if( !filter_var($badEmail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) ){
  echo "Email is no good.";
}else{
  echo "Nice email.";
}

//Result - Email is no good.





#####################
//Crappy email.
$var="bad%%@em\#ail.com";

//Runs email through a sanitize filter
print filter_var($var, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL);

//Result - [email protected]