Generate random strings. #strings #generator #php

README.md

Generate random string

Generate a random string with the specified length. Optionally you can set the chars to use for generate the string.

Usage

require 'generate_string.php';

// Normal usage:
printf('<p>Random string: %s</p>', generate_string('5'));

// Generating a password
printf('<p>Password: %s</p>', generate_string('8', '!@#$%:;=()-_/.?=abcdefghkmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHKMNPQRSTUVWXYZ0987654321!@#$%:;=()-_/.?='));

generate_string.php

<?php

/**
 * Generate random strings.
 *
 * @author JoseRobinson.com
 * @link GitHup: https://gist.github.com/5324883
 * @version 201304062359
 * @param int $len
 * @param string $chars (optional)
 * @return string
 */
function generate_string($len, $chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0987654321')
{
    $line = '';

    for ($i = 1; $i <= $len; $i++)
    {
        $line .= $chars[mt_rand(0, (strlen($chars)-1))];
    }

    return $line;
}