[newb] preg_replace for an email string

[luke]

hi,

while i'm not new to php, i'm new to pattern matching and am finding it
rather difficult .. i would like to take a string that's an email address,
and change the '@' with '(at)' and any '.'s with '(dot)'. so for instance,
email@nospam.co m.au would become email(at)nospam (dot)com(dot)au .

many thanks for any pointers
luke

[Micha³ Wo¼niak]

Re: [newb] preg_replace for an email string

One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
and almost unreadable luke's handwriting:
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>
> hi,
>
> while i'm not new to php, i'm new to pattern matching and am finding it
> rather difficult .. i would like to take a string that's an email
> address, and change the '@' with '(at)' and any '.'s with '(dot)'. so
> for instance, email@nospam.co m.au would become
> email(at)nospam (dot)com(dot)au .
>
> many thanks for any pointers
> luke[/color]

Why use preg_replace? It's like firing a cannon on a mosquito. I'd
recommend str_replace - refer to www.php.net for documentation. It will
do exactly what you need.

Cheers
Mike

[luke]

Re: [newb] preg_replace for an email string



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> One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
> and almost unreadable luke's handwriting:
>[/color]

i like to keep my helpers on their toes.

thanks for the tip.

[spampop.10.zmalltalker@spamgourmet.com]

Re: preg_replace for an email string

preg_replace(ar ray("/@/","/\./"),array("(at)" ,"(dot)"),"firs t.last@host.dom ain.tld");

Have fun!

Marius

[luke]

Re: preg_replace for an email string


ooh. now that's what i was looking for. many thanks marius!




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in.tld");[color=blue]
>
> Have fun!
>
> Marius
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[hackajar@gmail.com]

Re: preg_replace for an email string

And to get back to the "cannon on a mosquito" claim

$email = "noSPAM@example .org";
$old = array("@", ".");
$new = array("(at)", "(dot)');

str_replace($ol d, $new, $email);