note 63455 added to function.rand

this code is very usefull if you are planning to have a "forgot password" or "lost password" function on your website. <?php function generate($max_char=5) { # 61 possible characters $possible_combinations = array ( 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'); $generated_code = $possible_combinations[rand(0,61)]; for ( $i=5; $i<=$max_char; $i++) { $generated_code .= $possible_combinations[rand(0,61)]; } $generated_code .= $possible_combinations[rand(52,61)]; $generated_code .= $possible_combinations[rand(52,61)]; $generated_code .= $possible_combinations[rand(52,61)]; return $generated_code; } ?> ---- Server IP: 66.163.161.117 Probable Submitter: 58.69.205.80 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/63455 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63455 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/63455 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php