This one had me for a min, thank god for the lookahead =)
$password_string being the password in quesiton, $is_valid = true when it is
valid, false when it's not valid.
$is_valid = preg_match("/(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])./",
$password_string);
I've said it before and I'll say it again, preg is ~40x faster than
ereg/eregi and (IMO) better.
Enjoy,
Joe
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> Hi,
>
> I'm writing a page which will allow user's to register for an online
service. They register a username and password.
>
> I want the password to contain at least one lowercase letter, at least one
upper case letter, and at least one digit. So
>
> passW0rd would be valid, but password would not.
>
> Whats the most compact way to do this? substr? ereg?
>
> Richy
>
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