Username characters
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Hello how would i be able to add a "." (dot) to a username i would like to create member accounts usersname like firstname.lastname but everytime i try i get an error
Would anybody know how to allow . as a valid character?
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The member account could not be created.
User name contains invalid characters.
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Would anybody know how to allow . as a valid character?
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Watch this thread. It's the same idea, but for passwords rather than usernames. http://www.php-fusion.co.uk/forum/vie...post_44857
Just beware though. That with regex, the . has a special meaning. So make sure you do a bit of reading to make sure you're using it properly. ie. check if it needs to be 'escaped' with a backslash or something.
Just beware though. That with regex, the . has a special meaning. So make sure you do a bit of reading to make sure you're using it properly. ie. check if it needs to be 'escaped' with a backslash or something.
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Thanks Rayxen :-D
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I updated the same four files to allow a "." in the username:
/administration/members.php
/administration/updateuser.php
/includes/update_profile_include.php
/register.php
and have not had a problem (yet). I replaced
with
in each file (although it's $user_name in updateuser.php, not $username).
/administration/members.php
/administration/updateuser.php
/includes/update_profile_include.php
/register.php
and have not had a problem (yet). I replaced
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bad code deletedin each file (although it's $user_name in updateuser.php, not $username).
Edited by TehDagda on 18-10-2005 00:36,
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Ok, this is better. I replaced
with
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preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $username)with
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preg_match("/^[-.0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $username)— 10 months later —
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TOTAL NOOB here.... How about modding to allow ~ and | so that ~|DSC|~ can be added to user names..... Thanks
NOTE: Talking bout the lines over the "\" key...
NOTE: Talking bout the lines over the "\" key...
— 3 months later —
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Caboose2099,
Just like TehDagda said...
update the following files:
/administration/members.php
/administration/updateuser.php
/includes/update_profile_include.php
/register.php
Where it says:
or
Within updateuser.php
Where it says the [-0-9A-Z_@\s] you want to put your special characters in the []'s so for example :
There is more information about using the special characters in PHP on this site : http://www.inrialpes.fr/vasy/cadp/man...egexp.html
Note: it may be a bit confusing the first read, but if you read it a couple of times, you may get it...
I had to play with it a bit when i wanted the {} 's to be accepted in user names...
Just like TehDagda said...
update the following files:
/administration/members.php
/administration/updateuser.php
/includes/update_profile_include.php
/register.php
Where it says:
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preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $username)
or
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preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $user_name)
Within updateuser.php
Where it says the [-0-9A-Z_@\s] you want to put your special characters in the []'s so for example :
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preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s~|]+$/i", $username)
There is more information about using the special characters in PHP on this site : http://www.inrialpes.fr/vasy/cadp/man...egexp.html
Note: it may be a bit confusing the first read, but if you read it a couple of times, you may get it...
I had to play with it a bit when i wanted the {} 's to be accepted in user names...
— 2 months later —
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Nice,
but how to add cyrilic alphabet characters?
Thanks.
but how to add cyrilic alphabet characters?
Thanks.
hippocanjump
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SaltyBob wrote:
Caboose2099,
Just like TehDagda said...
update the following files:
/administration/members.php
/administration/updateuser.php
/includes/update_profile_include.php
/register.php
Where it says:Quote
preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $username)
orQuote
preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s]+$/i", $user_name)
Within updateuser.php
Where it says the [-0-9A-Z_@\s] you want to put your special characters in the []'s so for example :Quote
preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s~|]+$/i", $username)
There is more information about using the special characters in PHP on this site : http://www.inrialpes.fr/vasy/cadp/man...egexp.html
Note: it may be a bit confusing the first read, but if you read it a couple of times, you may get it...
I had to play with it a bit when i wanted the {} 's to be accepted in user names...
Following your post I inserted cyrillic alphabet characters. The problem is that php does not recognize the encoding. So I had to re-encode the whole .php file into a different character encoding, which is capable of handling the cyrillics.:)
— 1 month later —
all this is working bu if i wants to add [ ] in the username ??
ex [UNC]member
(( this is not working)):|
ex [UNC]member
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preg_match("/^[-0-9A-Z_@\s[]~|]+$/i", $username) Edited by TabbeN on 19-03-2007 19:48,
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You need to escape reserved characters like:
Have in mind that changing the allowed characters will make your site less secure.
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* ^ (carat)
* . (period)
* [ (left bracket}
* $ (dollar sign)
* ( (left parenthesis)
* ) (right parenthesis)
* | (pipe)
* * (asterisk)
* + (plus symbol)
* ? (question mark)
* { (left curly bracket, or left brace)
* \ backslash
Have in mind that changing the allowed characters will make your site less secure.
Im a nuub lol..
how do i escape reserved characters.
how do i escape reserved characters.
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Try with a \ but it can be tricky at times.
aha now i get it i think.. thx m8
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