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igsm '
10,440 PointsHow to check if username already exists while registration session is running?
Hey! I have two questions regarding registration process.
1) How to validate a username right after it was entered into the field (before pressing a 'Register' button)? 2) How to check if email is real at all (not fake)?
1 Answer
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 PointsHello Igor.
Don't take my answers for 100% correct (actually they could be 100% wrong :) )
1) I think you will need to do this using JavaScript. That is the main language we use to make pages interactive, so I presume in this case you will need JavaScript + Ajax for the database check. There are plenty of courses here on Treehouse regarding these 2 topics and in particular the ajax one is really involving (you have to know javascript before taking it).
2) I do not have an answer here. I mean, we can check if it has @ and an "email.com" like end but I do not know if there is a way to check if we can check that whatever comes before the @ symbol points to something real (if this is what you mean with your question).
Vittorio
igsm '
10,440 Pointsigsm '
10,440 PointsOk. Thanks. Regarding email, there should be a way because I saw such feature on some platforms or websites (e.g. governmental, financial) that the email is checked before the form is submitted.