Configure minimum length of a username

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bram
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Configure minimum length of a username

Post by bram »

Currently the minimum length of a username is hard coded and is not configurable.

This is set in 3 places:
1. inc/User.php (private $login_minLength = 4;)
2. register.php ($loginMinLength = 4;)
3. admin/User.php ($loginMinLength = 4;)

In addition to that there is a regex in inc/User.php that (inidirectly) sets a minimum length on the username of 2 characters. (private $_validRegExp = '/^[a-z][\w]+/i';)

The propsal is to make the minimum length configurable. (and maybe the regex too)

(In our current setup the phpMyFAQ is linked with an ldap server. The usernames on the ldap servers the initials of the user. This means that most usernames are only 2 or 3 characters.)
Thorsten
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Re: Configure minimum length of a username

Post by Thorsten »

Hi,

this should be easy. We can add a new configure option in 2.7 for this.

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