title: Validating a URL in PHP
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/206059/php-validation-regex-for-url">PHP validation/regex for URL</a>  </p>
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  <p>Is there any easy, secure and fast way to check if a URL is valid in PHP?</p>