$str = array('ABCEE8xyz99', 'wwww@$%%879OOP');
foreach ($str as $s)
{
if (ctype_alnum($s))
echo "string: $s - include only letters or digits (alphanumeric) <br />";
else
echo "string: $s - NOT include only letters or digits (alphanumeric)<br />";
}
/*
run:
string: ABCEE8xyz99 - include only letters or digits (alphanumeric)
string: wwww@$%%879OOP - NOT include only letters or digits (alphanumeric)
*/