has to be improved //need to count how many numbers have been filled, ... else { return true; } } /** * Formatting for French Phone Numbers. * * @param string $phonenumber * @return string Returns a string containting the phone number with some formatting. */ function format_fr_phone_number($phonenumber) { //$phonenumber = trim($phonenumber); // do some formatting on the phone number //if doesn't start by '+' add it at the beginning and ins not empty if (!preg_match("/^(\+){1}[0-9 ]*$/i",$phonenumber) && !$phonenumber == '') { $phonenumber = '+' . $phonenumber; } //if french phone number, add the country code at the beginning if (!preg_match("/^(\+){1}33[ ]*[0-9 ]*$/i",$phonenumber) && !$phonenumber == '') { $phonenumber = str_replace("+", "+" . "33" . " ", $phonenumber); } return $phonenumber; }