Fast email validation library for PHP 7+, (*1)
, (*2)
Inspired by daveearley's Email-Validation-Tool, (*3)
The aim of this library is to offer a more detailed email validation report than simply checking if an email is the valid format, and also to make it possible to easily add custom validations., (*4)
Currently this tool checks the following:, (*5)
| Validation |
Description |
| MX records |
Checks if the email's domain has valid MX records |
| Valid format |
Validates e-mail addresses against the syntax in RFC 822, with the exceptions that comments and whitespace folding and dotless domain names are not supported (as it uses PHP's filter_var(). |
| Email Host |
Checks if the email's host (e.g gmail.com) is reachable |
| Role/Business Email^ |
Checks if the email is a role/business based email (e.g info@reddit.com). |
| Disposable email provider^ |
Checks if the email is a disposable email (e.g person@10minutemail.com). |
| Free email provider^ |
Checks if the email is a free email (e.g person@yahoo.com). |
^ Data used for these checks can be found here, (*6)
Why is it fast ?
Because we compile the text database to real PHP object, and use isset function to check if a key existed., (*7)
Installation
composer require khanhicetea/fast-email-validator
Usage
Quick Start
// Include the composer autoloader
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use FastEmailValidator\EmailAddress;
use FastEmailValidator\EmailValidatorProvider;
use FastEmailValidator\EmailValidator;
$fastEmailValidator = new EmailValidator();
$provider = new EmailValidatorProvider();
$provider->registerValidator(new ValidFormatValidator());
$provider->registerValidator(new DisposableEmailValidator());
$provider->registerValidator(new EmailHostValidator());
$provider->registerValidator(new FreeEmailServiceValidator());
$provider->registerValidator(new MxRecordsValidator());
$provider->registerValidator(new RoleBasedEmailValidator());
$fastEmailValidator->registerEmailValidatorProvider($provider);
$result = $fastEmailValidator->validate(new EmailAddress('hi@khanhicetea.com'));
echo(json_encode($result));
Expected output:, (*8)
{
"valid_format": true,
"disposable_email_provider": false,
"valid_host": true,
"free_email_provider": false,
"valid_mx_records": true,
"role_or_business_email": true
}
FAQ
Is this validation accurate?
No, none of these tests are 100% accurate. As with any email validation there will always be false positives & negatives. The only way to guarantee an email is valid is to send an email and solicit a response. However, this library is still useful for detecting disposable emails etc., and also acts as a good first line of defence., (*9)
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