trim white space from sides and allow spaces between words

Asked Jun 04 '19 at 19:59

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I was trying to trim white spaces from all sides but allow the single spaces between the words typed?

I am using the following code:

if(!preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$/',$_POST['username'])){
        if($stmt->execute()){
            $_SESSION['notmet'] = "Invalid username. You can only use letters and/or digits";
            header('location: index.php');}}

What am I exactly getting wrong here?

asked Jun 04 '19 at 19:59

Monolica

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Where is the code that is supposed to *trim white spaces from all sides but allow the single spaces between the words*? BTW, it is `trim()` that does it. – Wiktor Stribiżew Jun 04 '19 at 20:00
@WiktorStribiżew I'm just guessing but maybe they want to trim excessive whitespaces in between words? – MonkeyZeus Jun 04 '19 at 20:02
Anyway, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24570744/remove-extra-spaces-but-not-space-between-two-words would do. – Wiktor Stribiżew Jun 04 '19 at 20:03
@WiktorStribiżew I figured there was a dupe for this question regardless of OP's vagueness. – MonkeyZeus Jun 04 '19 at 20:03
Yeah, unless OP asks about something totally different than it is written in the question. – Wiktor Stribiżew Jun 04 '19 at 20:04
I am using preg match, the user solutions are using preg replace, so I was confused and reached for help. – Monolica Jun 04 '19 at 20:07

trim white space from sides and allow spaces between words

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