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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst index d4e94b1ed..10adf1d0e 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Class <../libraries/email>`. .. contents:: Page Contents +.. important:: The Email helper is DEPRECATED. + Loading this Helper =================== @@ -15,21 +17,21 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code:: $this->load->helper('email'); - The following functions are available: -valid_email('email') -==================== +valid_email() +============= -Checks if an email is a correctly formatted email. Note that is doesn't -actually prove the email will recieve mail, simply that it is a validly -formed address. +.. php:function:: valid_email($email) -It returns TRUE/FALSE + :param string $email: Email address + :returns: bool -:: +Checks if the input is a correctly formatted e-mail address. Note that is +doesn't actually prove that the address will be able recieve mail, but +simply that it is a validly formed address. - $this->load->helper('email'); +Example:: if (valid_email('email@somesite.com')) { @@ -40,10 +42,26 @@ It returns TRUE/FALSE echo 'email is not valid'; } -send_email('recipient', 'subject', 'message') -============================================= +.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``filter_var()``: + | + | (bool) filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); -Sends an email using PHP's native -`mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_ function. For a more robust -email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email -Class <../libraries/email>`. +send_email() +============ + +.. php:function:: send_email($recipient, $subject, $message) + + :param string $recipient: E-mail address + :param string $subject: Mail subject + :param string $message: Message body + :returns: bool + +Sends an email using PHP's native `mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_ +function. + +.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``mail``: + | + | mail($recipient, $subject, $message); + +For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Library +<../libraries/email>`. |