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PHP regex to check a English name
Looking for a regex to check a valid English name, i.e.:
- A-Z, a-z, \[code\]space\[/code\] only
- First name, (optional) Middle name, Last name
An acceptable example: \[code\]John von Neumann\[/code\] Thanks!EDIT (added checking code):\[code\]#!/usr/bin/php<?php function check_name($regex, $name) { $rc = 'Bad'; if (preg_match($regex, $name)) { $rc = 'Good'; } return '|' . $name . '| ' . $rc . "\n"; } $regex = '/(?:[A-Za-z]+(?:\s+|$)){2,3}/'; echo check_name($regex, 'First'); echo check_name($regex, 'First Last'); echo check_name($regex, 'Two Spaces'); echo check_name($regex, 'First Middle Last'); echo check_name($regex, 'First Middle Last Fourth'); echo check_name($regex, 'First 123');?>\[/code\]
