Update other email validation methods
diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index dd5477e..5e6f698 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
*/
public function valid_email($address)
{
- return (bool) preg_match('/^([a-z0-9\+_\-]+)(\.[a-z0-9\+_\-]+)*@([a-z0-9\-]+\.)+[a-z]{2,6}$/ix', $address);
+ return filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index 8e03e91..9ef5872 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
*/
public function valid_email($str)
{
- return (bool) preg_match('/^([a-z0-9\+_\-]+)(\.[a-z0-9\+_\-]+)*@([a-z0-9\-]+\.)+[a-z]{2,6}$/ix', $str);
+ return filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------