function is_email($user_email)
{
$chars = "/^([a-z0-9+_]|\\-|\\.)+@(([a-z0-9_]|\\-)+\\.)+[a-z]{2,6}\$/i";
if (strpos($user_email, '@') !== false && strpos($user_email, '.') !== false)
{
if (preg_match($chars, $user_email))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
else
{
return false;
}
}