PHP String Exercises: Extract the user name from the specified email ID
6. Extract Username from Email
Write a PHP script to extract the user name from the following email ID.
Sample String : '[email protected]'
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Sample Solution:
PHP Code:
<?php
$mailid = '[email protected]'; // Assigns an email address to the variable $mailid
$user = strstr($mailid, '@', true); // Finds the first occurrence of '@' in $mailid and returns the substring before it
echo $user."\n"; // Outputs the substring before the '@' character in the email address
?>
Output:
rayy
Explanation:
The above PHP code extracts the username from a given email address stored in the variable '$mailid'. It uses the "strstr(") function with the third parameter set to 'true' to return the substring before the first occurrence of the '@' character. Finally, it echoes the extracted username.
Flowchart:
For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:
- Write a PHP function to split an email address at the "@" symbol and return the username part.
- Write a PHP script to extract and validate the username from an email, ensuring it contains only alphanumeric characters.
- Write a PHP program to process an array of email addresses and output the username for each, using string functions.
- Write a PHP script to handle multiple email formats and extract the substring before the "@" sign, even if the email contains subdomains.
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