$().ready(function() {

$("#registerAccount").validate({
        debug: false,
	onkeyup: false,
  	errorClass: "errormsg",
		rules: {
			username: {
				nowhitespace: true,
				required: true,
				remote: "check4_username.php"
			},
			password: {
				required: true,
				minlength: 5
			},
			confirmpassword: {
				required: true,
				minlength: 5,
				equalTo: "#password"
			},
			firstname: {
				required: true
			},
			lastname: {
				required: true
			},
			email: {
				required: true,
				email: true,
				remote: "check4_email.php"
			}
		},
		messages: {
			username: {
			nowhitespace: "User Name can't have any spaces.",
			required: "Please enter a valid username.",
			remote: jQuery.format("{0} is already in use, please pick another username.")
			},
			password: {
				required: "Please provide a password.",
				minLength: "Your password must be at least 5 characters long."
			},
			confirmpassword: {
				required: "Please confirm your password.",
				minLength: "Your comfirm password must be at least 5 characters long.",
				equalTo: "Please enter the same password as above."
			},
			firstname: {
				required: "Please enter a first name."
			},
			lastname: {
				required: "Please enter a last name."
			},
			email: {
			required: "Please enter a valid email address.",
			email: "Please enter a valid email address.",
			remote: jQuery.format("{0} is already used. Maybe you've previously registered?")
			}
		}
    });
});