--- On Sat, 10/18/08, Diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What specific code would I have to add to make my contact
> form only accept an E-Mail Address where it is asked for?
> Right now it will accept anything:
There are two issues here. The first is, do you want to check to see is a
string of characters looks like a proper email address (eg [EMAIL PROTECTED])?
Or, do you want to ensure that it is a valid email address?
For the first you can use a regular expression to see if it looks like an email
address.
if (preg_match("/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/", $email)
{
print "looks like an email";
}
else
{
print "does not look like an email";
}
You should check to see if it looks like an email in either case. To see if it
is a working email, you should send a message which contains a URL that will
let them indicate that the message has been received. There are several ways
to accomplish this. The URL you give should point to a PHP script with GET
variables that you are expecting to see. The link should probably only work
one time to avoid abuse.
James
