So I have a system that is going to allow specific users the ability to create new user accounts but, for several reasons, they cannot get a listing of all users on the system. That could make creating new user names difficult (if they can’t see a list of used names)
Are there any standard ways of creating a user name out of a person’s first and last name?
Right now the system tries to default using first initial last name…but what if that’s a taken name? Is there an easy way of creating this new user name without making the person try again and again? (And I’d rather not end up with jsmith1234)
I have PHP, jquery, mySQL at my disposal
You could always use the person’s email address in authentication instead of a traditional username. If other people can’t see the username anyway this would be the best approach.