ereg error

[Liquid Fire]

code:

$email_valid = ereg('^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$', $_REQUEST['email']);

error message:

Warning: ereg() [function.ereg]: REG_ERANGE in D:\root\projecttracker\include\validateemail.php on line 18

 

why am i getting this error message when trying to validate an email address?

[Orio]

The "range" character (a dash) has a special meaning inside square brackets. You need to escape it:

$email_valid = ereg('^[\w\-\.]+@([\w\-]+\.)+[\w\-]{2,4}$', $_REQUEST['email']);

 

Orio.