note 57960 added to function.mt-rand

To generate a random password which is between 8 and 16 characters long, you could do this.... <?php $password = ""; $length = mt_rand(8, 16); for ($counter = 0; $counter < $length; $counter++) { $password .= chr(mt_rand(35, 126)); } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57960 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57960&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57960&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php