Correct preg match ( preg_match | regular expression ) for url in php?

[onedumbcoder]

I cant get the right preg_match expression for a url

 

here is what i have and it does not work:

 

	if(!empty($website))
	{
		if(!preg_match('(https?://([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(/([\w/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)', $website))
		{
			$websiteerror .= " Invalid website.";
		}
	}

[onedumbcoder]

ttt

[TeNDoLLA]

Maybe this thread will be helpful http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=515283&highlight=reg+exp+url .

[onedumbcoder]

Can someone please help me with this. I read the links and my if statement still does not work, I have tried all of them.

 

here what i have right now and it is not working.

 

	if(!empty($website))
	{
		if(!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z]+[:\/\/]+[A-Za-z0-9\-_]+\\.+[A-Za-z0-9\.\/\\+\#%&=\?\-_]+$/i', $website))
		{
		{
			$websiteerror .= " Invalid website.";
			$erroroccured = 1;
		}
	}

 

 

when i went lets say  www.asdfsa.com if fails