04212005 1030 GMT-6 Do a if statement when creating a new account. Check the username against your usernames you already have and if there is a match, return a message to the screen, 'username already taken.'
Wade Jer wrote: > > I'm trying to build a log-in feature for my site. At the moment, users > can log in and create accounts. > > The way I've got it set up is that the users table has the "username" > column as the primary key to make sure that a username remains unique. > > However, when users are registering, how do I return a message that > says "That user name is already taken"? Right now it just stops > processing and prints "Duplicate key". Most people are going to be > confused by that. > > Any ideas? Or am I doing this completely wrong? > > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: [email protected] > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Yahoo! Groups Links* > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.0 - Release Date: 4/20/2005 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
