Mask Email Address (need better solution)

Try this;
It mask mail.manager@gmail.com to mxxx.xxxxxxr@gxxxx.xxm

<?
	$email = "mail.manager@gmail.com";
	$p = explode("@",$email);
	$name = $p[0];
	$domain = $p[1];
	//name mask
	$name1=substr($name,0,1);
	$name2=substr($name,1,-1);
	$name3=substr($name,-1,1);
	$name2 = preg_replace('/[\\w]/', 'x', $name2);
	$name=$name1.$name2.$name3;
	//domain mask
	$domain1=substr($domain,0,1);
	$domain2=substr($domain,1,-1);
	$domain3=substr($domain,-1,1);
	$domain2 = preg_replace('/[\\w]/', 'x', $domain2);
	$domain=$domain1.$domain2.$domain3;
	echo "$name@$domain";
?>

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Ok, I'll try to adapt your codes to mine .. but having test it, yes it masks mail.manager@gmail.com to mxxx.xxxxxxr@gxxxx.xxm BUT if the data :
mail_manager@gmail.com it displays mxxxxxxxxxxr@gxxxx.xxm (no "_" displayed)

Perhaps you can modify the > $name=$name1.$name2.$name3;
so it can recognize email symbols (. and _ and -)

I'll let you know later how's the work from my side. Thanks.

PS: The emails are taken from database from users' email so there'll be a lot of email variations format.

Outputs ...

Before : <john_doe@yahoo.com> After : <jxxn_dxe@yxxxo.cxm>
Before : <mail.manager@gmail.com> After : <mxxl.mxxxxxr@gxxxl.cxm>
Before : <a@gmail.com> After : <a@gxxxl.cxm>
Before : <ab@gmail.com> After : <ab@gxxxl.cxm>
Before : <a.b.c@gmail.com> After : <a.b.c@gxxxl.cxm>
Before : <a..b...c@gmail.com> After : <a..b...c@gxxxl.cxm>
Before : <a_bb__ccc___dddd@god_has_left_the_building.com> After : <a_bb__cxc___dxxd@gxd_hxs_lxxt_txe_bxxxxxxg.cxm>

<?php
$a_EmailAddresses = array
	(
	'john_doe@yahoo.com',
	'mail.manager@gmail.com',
	'a@gmail.com',
	'ab@gmail.com',
	'a.b.c@gmail.com',
	'a..b...c@gmail.com',
	'a_bb__ccc___dddd@god_has_left_the_building.com',
	);
 
function MaskEmail($s_Email)
	{
	// Split username and domain
	$a_EmailParts = explode('@', $s_Email);
 
	// Split each email part on any odd symbols.
	foreach($a_EmailParts as $i_EmailPart => $s_EmailPart)
		{
		// Store the split part on itself as we no longer need the 
		$a_EmailParts[$i_EmailPart] = preg_split('/[^a-z\d]/sim', $s_EmailPart);
		}
 
	// Initialize masked email address.
	$s_MaskedEmail = '';
 
	// Reconstitute the masked email address.
	foreach($a_EmailParts as $i_EmailPart => $a_EmailSubParts)
		{
		foreach($a_EmailSubParts as $i_EmailSubPart => $s_EmailSubPart)
			{
			// use the length of the sub part to determine action.
			switch(strlen($s_EmailSubPart))
				{
				case 0 :
					$s_MaskedEmail .= substr($s_Email, strlen($s_MaskedEmail), 1);
					break ;
				case 1 :
				case 2 :
					$s_MaskedEmail .= $s_EmailSubPart . substr($s_Email, strlen($s_EmailSubPart) + strlen($s_MaskedEmail), 1);
					break;
				default :
					$s_MaskedEmail .= substr($s_EmailSubPart, 0, 1) . str_repeat('x', strlen($s_EmailSubPart) - 2) . substr($s_EmailSubPart, -1) . substr($s_Email, strlen($s_EmailSubPart) + strlen($s_MaskedEmail), 1);
				}
			}
		}
 
	// Return the result.
	return $s_MaskedEmail;
	}
 
foreach($a_EmailAddresses as $s_Email)
	{
 	echo 'Before : <', $s_Email, '> After : <', MaskEmail($s_Email), '>', PHP_EOL;
	}

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What do you want to achiev? Protect crawlers to collect email-addresses or users from viewing the addresses at all?

@hernst42
I tried to modify a script and would like to widen its 'mask email' function as above.
So, from the admin panel. he can choose to ...  Mask Email: YES or NO
As general, I guess it's to protect users to view other user's email.

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@RQuadling
I think your codes need a bit modification as it's tested working only if I do this:

foreach($a_EmailAddresses as $s_Email)
        {
      echo MaskEmail($s_Email); // correct but all emails listed in one line
        //echo 'Before : <', $s_Email, '> After : <', MaskEmail($s_Email), '>', PHP_EOL;
        }

The masking function is as great as what I'm looking for .. :)
Also, to suit what I'm looking for, can you please modify the input for not arraying emails (just input for a single email) .. I mean like:
$a_EmailAddresses = john_doe@yahoo.com;
I tried as above and of course the script wont works ... :(
Also, I think better if adding 'striptolower' (I dunno where to add it) where it will convert the email to ONLY using lower case letters, rite? Please help me on this too.

Next I'll try to adapt it with my codes and hopefully I can get it working :) more guide please ...

CORRECTION:
no problem on the array, bro :) I tried it working by:
$a_EmailAddresses = array
        (
        $row['email'],
        );

.....

foreach($a_EmailAddresses as $s_Email)
        {
            echo "<b><i>";
            echo MaskEmail($s_Email);
            echo "</b></i>";
        }

So, perhaps you can help in adding the 'striptolower' and perhaps also smoothen the codes .. :) ... cos I wonder why the codes still working even without PHP_EOL;

Only the actual function is important, the other bits are just to prove the function works.

The code is written on PHP5, so you may have to use . rather than , in the echo statement.

PHP_EOL is the way of saying "/n" or "/r/n" or "/r" depending on your OS (and may not be available in PHP4).

So, to use the function, you just supply the email.

e.g.

echo MaskEmail($s_Your_Email_Variable_Name_Goes_Here);

how ever you need to use it.

Only the function is important...

Or even ...

$s_MaskedEmail = MaskEmail($s_UnmaskedEmail);

now you can use $s_MaskedEmail as you see fit.

hmmm ... I c .. php5 .. something that I havent really aware of .. :(

Anyway. tested working on PHP 4.4.4 .. Nice solution bro bro ...

Thanks a loT.

Thanks bro ...