The Email Validator library builds upon PHP’s built in filter_var($emailAddress, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); by adding a default MX record check. It also offers additional validation against disposable email addresses, free email address providers, and a custom banned domain list. Continue reading →

We all recognize an email address when we see one. They are comprised of a unique identifier, the @ symbol and a domain name (i.e. example.com). But is it really that simple? Can you tell which of the following email addresses are valid and which ones are not? Continue reading →