PHP Manual: Parse RFC 822 compliant addresses

Description

array mailparse_rfc822_parse_addresses ( string $addresses )

Parses a » RFC 822 compliant recipient list, such as that found in the To: header.

Parameters

addresses: A string containing addresses, like in: Wez Furlong <wez@example.com>, doe@example.com

Note:
This string must not include the header name.

Return Values

Returns an array of associative arrays with the following keys for each recipient:

display	The recipient name, for display purpose. If this part is not set for a recipient, this key will hold the same value as address.
address	The email address
is_group	`TRUE` if the recipient is a newsgroup, `FALSE` otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 mailparse_rfc822_parse_addresses example


<?php

$to = 'Wez Furlong <wez@example.com>, doe@example.com';
var_dump(mailparse_rfc822_parse_addresses($to));

?>

The above example will output:

array(2) {
  [0]=>
  array(3) {
    ["display"]=>
    string(11) "Wez Furlong"
    ["address"]=>
    string(15) "wez@example.com"
    ["is_group"]=>
    bool(false)
  }
  [1]=>
  array(3) {
    ["display"]=>
    string(15) "doe@example.com"
    ["address"]=>
    string(15) "doe@example.com"
    ["is_group"]=>
    bool(false)
  }
}