- ctype_alnum: documentation ( source)
- trim: documentation ( source)
<?php
$subusers = [" hey", " wh at", " ", "wh@t"];
foreach ($subusers as $subuser) {
echo "Assess \"$subuser\":\t";
if (!strlen($subuser = trim($subuser))) {
echo "* Username not entered";
//} elseif (!preg_match('/^[\da-z]+$/i', $subuser)) {
} elseif (!ctype_alnum($subuser)) {
echo "* Username not alphanumeric";
}
echo "\n";
}