note 39855 added to function.strspn

You can validate a text with this function, restricting the allowed characters of the input, I use it to avoid malicious or wrong form submissions. This is a first issue on security, to be sure that the data you get is safe to work with. <?php function valid($str) { $validlength=10; $validmask="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_-"; $str=strtolower($str); if (strspn($str, $validmask) == strlen($str) && $validlength >= strlen($str)) { return true; } else { return false; } } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strspn.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+39855 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+39855&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+39855&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php