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This is a useful function if you need to validate a password (input). If you have a form and you need to check if the username, which is registering, entered a valid password (without illegal characters) then this would help you to do it. Only letters, numbers and underscores are accepted.

<?php
/*
Credits: http://www.bitrepository.com/
*/

// default chars values are defined
function validate_password($password, $min_char = 4, $max_char = 20)
{
// Remove whitespaces from the beginning and end of a string
$password = trim($password); 

// Accept only letters, numbers and underscore
$eregi = eregi_replace('([a-zA-Z0-9_]{'.$min_char.','.$max_char.'})',
'', $password);

if(empty($eregi))
	{
	return true;
	}
	else
	{
	return false;
	}
}

$password = 'my_password_123';

/*
First parameter: Password
Second parameter: Minimum chars
Third parameter: Maximum chars
*/

$validator = validate_password($password, 4, 20);

if($validator)
{
// Our current example will return true
echo 'The password is valid.';
}
else
{
/* if our password value is for instance: my_@#%_password
our function will return false */
echo 'The password appears to be invalid.
It should contain only letters, numbers and underscore.';
}
?>

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