Block Space?

[snipey50]

Ok I noticed there is a glitch with the kick command and I cant kick people with spaces in their name. Is there a way to fix that or block spaces from people's names?
If so please reply with what to change. Thanks in advance.

[OldWolf]

Try it with quotes

[snipey50]

Thanks!!! That helped out a lot. One more thing, How would I go about adding an icon next to my name when I'm tagged as a admin so It stands out more when I say something in the chat?

[OldWolf]

That I couldn't tell you. You are identified on the user list with a shield, but I've never attempted what you're describing. I'm sure someone has though, wait and see if anyone else jumps in.

[waiheke]

Ok I noticed there is a glitch with the kick command and I cant kick people with spaces in their name. Is there a way to fix that or block spaces from people's names?
If so please reply with what to change. Thanks in advance.

It doesn't have to be a problem

I set up a front door page that asks for the user name.
They can put what they like, but it's asimple form that will only take 8 characters

Then the next page does several things:
Trims any spaces, makes the name lowercase, and removes numbers or weird characters.


From then on in, the user name is manageable.
The change nickname is disabled.

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<?php
$n = $_POST[name]
// page 2, name has been posted in a simple form, max 8 characters

$string = strtolower($n);
// name is now lower case

$new_string = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z0-9s]/", "", $string);
// alphabet only

// remove spaces
$new = str_replace(' ', '', $new_string);

// passed into session for the next page
$_SESSION[name]=$new;

?>

[OldWolf]

He worked out that problem waiheke, he just needed to use quotes. Now we're trying to find out how to add an identifying symbol in the chat next to admin messages.