[SOLVED] confirmation email

[HAN!]

how to check if the e-mail adress is written in the right way in the form as [email protected] and if it is not to send an popup message to the user, thanxs

[MadTechie]

to check if its in the correct format..

<?php
if (!preg_match('/^\b[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b$/si', $email))
{
//invalid email, display message JS popup etc
}

?>

[HAN!]

well can javascript work with apache or is it aproblem? coz it is not working with me, no errors but no results too.

[MadTechie]

apache !!

JS is client side.. nothing to do with the server.. post your code

[HAN!]

here is the code im using:

<form name="insert" action="insert.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr><td>First Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="first" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Midle Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="middle"  /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Familly Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="family" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Adress:</td><td><input type="text" name="adress" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Describe yourself:</td><td><textarea name="description"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr><td>E-mail:</td><td><input type="text" name="Email"  size="26" />
<input type="button" onclick="CheckEmail()></td></tr>
<script language="javascript">
function CheckEmail() {
email = document.insert.Email.value
AtPos = email.indexOf("@")
StopPos = email.lastIndexOf(".")
Message = ""

if (email == "") {
Message = "Not a valid Email address" + "\n"
}

if (AtPos == -1 || StopPos == -1) {
Message = "Not a valid email address"
}

if (StopPos < AtPos) {
Message = "Not a valid email address"
}

if (StopPos - AtPos == 1) {
Message = "Not a valid email address"
} 
return message
</script>
<tr><td><input type="submit" /></td></tr>
</table>

</form>

i will appreciate any comments.

[MadTechie]

For JS try this..

<script language="javascript">
function CheckEmail() {
email = document.insert.Email.value;
Message = "";

if (!email.match(/^\b[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b$/i))
{
Message = "Not a valid email address";
}

return message;
</script>