+
+function validate_name($name)
+{
+ $name_new = str_replace(' ', '_', substr(trim($name),0,12));
+
+ for ($i = 0 ; $i < strlen($name_new) ; $i++) {
+ $c = $name_new[$i];
+ if (($c >= "a" && $c <= "z") || ($c >= "A" && $c <= "Z") || ($c >= "0" && $c <= "9"))
+ return ($name_new);
+ }
+
+ return (FALSE);
+}
+