How do I put extra number at the end of username if duplicate

Question

Hard to explain, and let me show an example.

1. If username foo already exists in MySQL I want php script will allow it but to be foo1

Answer 1

Try this one (you need to modifiy this to your needs!)

$username_loop = $username = "foo"; // edit: compatibility to usernames n.e. "foo"
$count = 0;
while (){
  $count++;
  $query =  "SELECT username FROM User WHERE username = ".$username_loop;
  $result = mysql_query($query);
  if ($result){
     $username_loop = $username.$count;
  }
  else break;
}