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Ajax name check

Posted by Duncan | Posted in cakePHP, Yahoo! UI | Posted on 08-08-2010

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When a user signs up to your website, trying to find a username that is not already in use can be a real pain and could cause them not to sign up if they are repeatedly presented with an error. To solve this you can use a simple bit of JavaScript to check if their chosen username is available before submitting their registration.