note 89077 added to function.ereg

Validating user name i think that the below expression may be helpful for others :) i have tested it personally and works :) won't allow all the special characters eg. $pattern=[~`!@#$%^&*()=+{}|:;<>"/?, ] ---- Server IP: 59.162.86.33 Probable Submitter: 118.94.112.46 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/89077 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89077 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/89077 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php