Re: [RFC] [Discuss] Random Functions Throwing Exceptions in PHP 7.0.0
| From: | Niklas Keller | Date: | Sun, 23 Aug 2015 17:48:18 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] [Discuss] Random Functions Throwing Exceptions in PHP 7.0.0 | ||
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>
> I guess people continue to use rand() or mt_rand() if they skip the
> documentation.
> Even frameworks which are advertised with 100% php7 compatibility use
> mt_rand().
>
There's nothing wrong with mt_rand() in non-security contexts, it's still
there in PHP 7. If anyone is using mt_rand() in security related code in
PHP 5, they're doing it wrong. It doesn't have anything to do with PHP 7
compatibility.
Regards, Niklas