How to validate emails in PHP using filter_var() function.

Question

i have this line for validation email and non empty email field:

if ( filter_var($tmpEmail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)  == TRUE) || (!empty($email)) {
...
}

but i see this error :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '||' (T_BOOLEAN_OR) in

how to fix this error?

000 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-31 16:49:51Z

2

Your parentheses are mismatched. Try:

if ( filter_var($tmpEmail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) || !empty($email)) {

answered Mar 31, 2013 at 16:49

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Alasjo · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-31 16:49:59Z

2

The ) after TRUE ends the if statement, remove that and the ( before !empty.

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samayo · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-23 13:57:36Z

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Try filter_var() function from the PHP manual, which can manipulate/validate strings orders.

$email = '[email protected]'; 
if ((filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) == TRUE) || !empty($email)) {
   // your email is correct. 
}

answered Mar 31, 2013 at 16:49

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