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performance: mt_rand vs openssl_random_pseudo_bytes vs random_bytes vs uniqid vs uuid
<?php
define('LOOP_COUNT',100000);
function create_uuid_v4(){
return sprintf('%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x',
// 32 bits for "time_low"
mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff),
// 16 bits for "time_mid"
mt_rand(0, 0xffff),
// 16 bits for "time_hi_and_version",
// four most significant bits holds version number 4
mt_rand(0, 0x0fff) | 0x4000,
// 16 bits, 8 bits for "clk_seq_hi_res",
// 8 bits for "clk_seq_low",
// two most significant bits holds zero and one for variant DCE1.1
mt_rand(0, 0x3fff) | 0x8000,
// 48 bits for "node"
mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff)
);
}
$startTime = microtime(true);
for($x=0;$x<LOOP_COUNT;$x++)
{
// Your content to test
$var1 =mt_rand(1000000000000000,9999999999999999);
}
$endTime = microtime(true);
$elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
echo 'mt_rand in: ',$elapsed,"\n";
$startTime = microtime(true);
for($x=0;$x<LOOP_COUNT;$x++)
{
// Your content to test
$var2 = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
}
$endTime = microtime(true);
$elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
echo 'openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16): in ',$elapsed,"\n";
$startTime = microtime(true);
for($x=0;$x< LOOP_COUNT;$x++)
{
// Your content to test
$var3 = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
}
$endTime = microtime(true);
$elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
echo 'random_bytes(16) in: ',$elapsed,"\n";
$startTime = microtime(true);
for($x=0;$x< LOOP_COUNT;$x++)
{
// Your content to test
$var4 = uniqid('',true);
}
$endTime = microtime(true);
$elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
echo 'uniqid(\'\',true) in: ',$elapsed,"\n";
for($x=0;$x< LOOP_COUNT;$x++)
{
// Your content to test
$var5 = create_uuid_v4();
}
$endTime = microtime(true);
$elapsed = $endTime - $startTime;
echo 'create_uuid_v4 in: ',$elapsed,"\n";
echo "\n\n";
echo 'mt_rand: '.$var1."\n";
echo 'openssl_random_pseudo_bytes: '.$var2."\n";
echo 'random_bytes: '.$var3."\n";
echo 'uniqid: '.$var4."\n";
echo 'create_uuid_v4: '.$var5."\n";
?>
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