RE: [PHP] 1.2 million random numbers

we had that raised in this list 3-4 days ago. the only thing to add is that you will need to create a loop that breaks on 1.2 millions, and after each number is generated add it to the database assigning a field to whatever you want associate the number with... man, 1.2 million.... a lot... maybe that would be a great idea to break the process into different databases/tables, or even better (if it's possible) somehow to generate one after one right on the moment it is needed to be issued checking the database for duplicates. I remember in email posted here before we were saying that the probability of a duplicate string is relatively small. see archives, search your mailbox... the answer is here... Cheers! -----Original Message----- From: Marcel Lindenbergh [mailto:m.lindenbergh@wxs.nl] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 5:23 PM To: PHP Subject: [PHP] 1.2 million random numbers Hello, I need to generate 1.2 million random numbers for a contest. What is the best way to generate these so no one can calculate/crack the codes? The codes need to be 10-characters, either digits or letters. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Best regards, Marcel Lindenbergh -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net