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fredricrhoads wrote a reply+100 XP

2mos ago

Unique Nickname during registration (automatically - no user input)

@zachleigh A simple way to ensure the nickname remains unique during automatic registration is to first generate the base nickname using firstname.lastname, then query the database to check whether it already exists. If it does, count or retrieve existing similar nicknames and append the next available number, such as firstname.lastname.1, firstname.lastname.2, and so on, until a unique value is found before saving the profile. This keeps the process automatic without requiring user input and avoids duplicate records. By the way, while exploring developer solutions and community forums.... www.rbtv77plus.app