note 33156 added to function.rand
| From: | admin at gwdn dot com | Date: | Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:53:46 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 33156 added to function.rand | ||
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Viewing the comments and the random password scripts listed i figured i'd show my simple but
effective password generator.
function ranpass($len = "8"){
$pass = NULL;
for($i=0; $i<$len; $i++) {
$char = chr(rand(48,122));
while (!ereg("[a-zA-Z0-9]", $char)){
if($char == $lchar) continue;
$char = chr(rand(48,90));
}
$pass .= $char;
$lchar = $char;
}
return $pass;
}
usage:
$password = ranpass(); // Will generate a 8 charater password
$password = ranpass(6); // Will generate a 6 character password
The password will not repeat two characters in a row.
For example you wont recieve like kEg64AA
but you might recieve kEg64Aa.
I tested up to 9999 characters and it went fast even with a number that big.
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