Function: is valid email

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Description

bool **is_valid_email** ( string email )

Returns **TRUE** if the email is valid. Returns **FALSE** if email is longer than 50 chars, or invalid.

Source

email.php:

 
//
// Validate an e-mail address
//
function is_valid_email($email)
{
	if (strlen($email) > 50)
		return false;
 
	return preg_match('/^(([^<>()[].,;:s@"']+(.[^<>()[].,;:s@"']+)*)|("[^"']+"))@(([d{1,3}.d{1,3}.d{1,3}.d{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Zd-]+.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/', $email);
}
 

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