eregi to preg_match

[freelance84]

if(eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email)){
//email was valid
}

 

Trying to replace the eregi function with preg_match but i dont think its working. This is what i got:

if(preg_match("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email)){
//this email is valid
}

 

What ever the content of $email in the preg_match version, it simply returns true... is the pattern wrong for preg_match?

 

(patterns are no strong point of mine at the moment)

[freelance84]

Sorry. Should have googled it first: http://myphpform.com/validating-url-email.php