PHP FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL filter
Definition and Usage
FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL filter remove all illegal string of e-mail characters.
The filter allows all of the letters, digits and $ -_ + * '{} |.! ^ ~ [] `#% / @ & =?
- Name: "email"
- ID-number: 517
Examples
<?php
$var="some(one)@exa\mple.com";
var_dump(filter_var($var, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL));
?>
$var="some(one)@exa\mple.com";
var_dump(filter_var($var, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL));
?>
Output code is as follows:
string(19) "[email protected]"
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