20 || strlen($username)<3) { return false; } return preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $username); } function random_password($length) { $alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890'; $pass = array(); //remember to declare $pass as an array $alphaLength = strlen($alphabet) - 1; //put the length -1 in cache for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) { $n = rand(0, $alphaLength); $pass[] = $alphabet[$n]; } return implode($pass); //turn the array into a string } ?>