- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$emails = array();
$emails[] = "josephmware@gmail.com";
$emails[] = "joseph.mware@gmail.com";
$emails[] = "joseph.m.ware@gmail.com";
$emails[] = "j.osephmware@gmail.com";
$emails[] = "j.o.s.e.p.h.m.ware@gmail.com";
$emails[] ="j.o.s.e.p.h.m.w.a.r.e@gmail.com";
$pattern = "/./";
foreach($emails as $email) {
preg_replace($pattern, "", $email);
echo "$email" . "\n\r";
}