generate uuid

gistfile1.txt

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Generate a UUID
 * Plugin URI: http://xhost.se
 * Description: Generates a UUID to use for emediate takeover precision
 * Author: Tomas Lindhoff
 * Author URI: http://xhost.se
 * Version: 0.1
 */

function uuid($prefix = '')
  {
    $chars = md5(uniqid(mt_rand(), true));
    $uuid  = substr($chars,0,8) . '-';
    $uuid .= substr($chars,8,4) . '-';
    $uuid .= substr($chars,12,4) . '-';
    $uuid .= substr($chars,16,4) . '-';
    $uuid .= substr($chars,20,12);
    return $prefix . $uuid;
  }

?>