function register($user,$pass,$email,$country,$dob,$sex,$code,$captcha) {
    if ( ($user == '') || ($pass == '') || ($email == '') || ($sex == '') || ($dob == '') ) echo 'One of the required values are blank.';
    else if ($this->check_string($user) != 'passed') echo 'Username is invalid';
    else if ($this->check_string($pass) != 'passed') echo 'Password is invalid';
    else if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) echo 'Email is invalid';
    else {
    $userF = htmlspecialchars($user, ENT_QUOTES);
    $passF = htmlspecialchars($user, ENT_QUOTES);
    $sex = htmlspecialchars($sex, ENT_QUOTES);
    $dob = htmlspecialchars($dob, ENT_QUOTES);
    $$country = htmlspecialchars($country, ENT_QUOTES);
    $check = "select username from " . $this->conf['sql_prefix'] . "users where username = '" . $userF . "'";
    $cres = mysql_query($check);
    $cuser = mysql_num_rows($cres);
    if ($cuser > 0) echo 'Username exists.';
    else {
    $check2 = "select email from " . $this->conf['sql_prefix'] . "users where email = '" . $email . "'";
    $cres2 = mysql_query($check2);
    $cemail = mysql_num_rows($cres2);
    if ($cemail => $this->conf['emaillimit']) echo 'Too many accounts from that email address';
    else {
    $insert = "insert into " . $this->conf['sql_prefix'] . "users (username,password,email,registered,country,dob,sex) values('" . $userF . "','" . $passF . "','" . $email . "','" . time() . "','" . $country . "','" . $dob . "','" . $sex . "')";
    mysql_query($insert);
    echo 'Registration Success! Check your email for the activation URL.';
    }
    }
    }
    }