PHP regex for exploding email receivers

Question

In my SQL, I have some rows that contain email senders. Those senders are strings and not separated via columns.

This is 1 example from my row.

"Test Example" <[email protected]>, "Second Person" <[email protected]>, [email protected]

As you can see, it's plain text and ready for explode. I can explode it with comma and separate them.

But today I realized this example:

"Test, Example" <[email protected]>, "Second Person" <[email protected]>, [email protected]

As you see, Test has a comma in its name. So if I explode it, it will explode Test too. This will cause an error.

I tried some regex but with no luck. Could anyone suggest to me the best regex to explode them but not names?

FYI, names always in "" tag. So commas are not.

I simply need to pass if comma is in quotes.

Alix Axel · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-10 13:49:52Z

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explode('>, "', $emails);

And add the exploded chars afterwards - or, better yet, use imap_rfc822_parse_adrlist().

answered Apr 10, 2012 at 13:49

Alix Axel

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user1269636 Over a year ago

+1 for imap_rfc822_parse_adrlist(). Probably the best way for doing this.

Colin Hebert Over a year ago

I like the imap_rfc822_parse_adrlist() solution, but the explode isn't a good idea. If there are spaces between > and , it won't work.

Alix Axel Over a year ago

@ColinHebert: FTR, I don't like it either. I just figured if there's a good solution already I shouldn't waste much of my time with a edgy one. The OP should definitively use imap_rfc822_parse_adrlist.

flower58 Over a year ago

Thanks to everyone! imap_rfc822_parse_adrlist is what i need! Good to know that. Answer is accepted.

Laurence · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-10 13:50:26Z

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Perhaps you should be validating your data into the database, so someone's name cannot contain a "," (or other symbols as well).

You dont want your users dictating your formatting display, you should format the text yourself when you need to display it

answered Apr 10, 2012 at 13:50

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