- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- filter_var: documentation ( source)
<?php
$mailWithSpace = '"test space"@example.com';
$mailWithBackslashSpace = '"test\ space"@example.com';
var_dump(filter_var($mailWithSpace, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL));
var_dump(filter_var($mailWithBackslashSpace, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL));