Re: See also in uniqid.xml
| From: | Sara Golemon | Date: | Thu, 05 Dec 2002 00:40:07 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: See also in uniqid.xml | ||
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I can maybe see a "See Also" for rand() and *possibly* microtime(), but
md5() should not be confused with unique ids. wrapping md5() around any
of the aforementioned functions (including uniqid()) actually makes the
resultant string LESS random, and LESS unique.
-Pollita
> I recommend a "See Also" in /reference/misc/functions/uniqid.xml to
> md5() and rand()
>
> Thanks
> Fernando Correa da Conceição
>