Sign up
';
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] != 'POST')
{
/*the form hasn't been posted yet, display it
note that the action="" will cause the form to post to the same page it is on */
echo '';
}
else
{
/* so, the form has been posted, we'll process the data in three steps:
1. Check the data
2. Let the user refill the wrong fields (if necessary)
3. Save the data
*/
$errors = array(); /* declare the array for later use */
if(isset($_POST['userName']))
{
//the user name exists
if(!ctype_alnum($_POST['userName']))
{
$errors[] = 'The username can only contain letters and digits.';
}
if(strlen($_POST['userName']) > 30)
{
$errors[] = 'The username cannot be longer than 30 characters.';
}
}
else
{
$errors[] = 'The username field must not be empty.';
}
if(isset($_POST['userPass']))
{
if($_POST['userPass'] != $_POST['userPassCheck'])
{
$errors[] = 'The two passwords did not match.';
}
}
else
{
$errors[] = 'The password field cannot be empty.';
}
if(!empty($errors)) /*check for an empty array, if there are errors, they're in this array (note the ! operator)*/
{
echo 'Uh-oh.. a couple of fields are not filled in correctly..
';
echo '';
foreach($errors as $key => $value) /* walk through the array so all the errors get displayed */
{
echo '- ' . $value . '
'; /* this generates a nice error list */
}
echo '
';
echo 'Click here to try again.';
}
else
{
//the form has been posted without, so save it
//notice the use of mysql_real_escape_string, keep everything safe!
//also notice the sha1 function which hashes the password
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (userName, userPass, userEmail, userDate, userLevel) VALUES (?, ?, ?, NOW(), 0)";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bind_param('sss', $_POST['userName'], sha1($_POST['userPass']), $_POST['userEmail']);
if(!$stmt->execute())
{
//something went wrong, display the error
echo 'Something went wrong while registering. Please try again later.';
//echo $conn->error; //debugging purposes, uncomment when needed
//echo var_dump($stmt) . "|" . $uname . "|" . $upass . "|" . $uemail;
}
else
{
echo 'Succesfully registered. You can now sign in and start posting! :-)';
}
}
}
include 'footer.php';
?>