I tried my hand at coding a PHP registration script that a user would be able to use to register a profile for a site. My goal was to write a script that enforced a strict registration policy, focusing on enforcing a secure password and reducing the possibility of a fake email address.                 

The policy I created focused on:

• A unique user name
• A secure password using a minium of 8 characters in a combination of upper case, lower case, numbers (0-9), and special characters (! @ # $ % &)
• Your first and last name
• An e-mail address
• Your gender

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