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dygor on 09/04/09


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convert (nearly) any value into an id-string

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convert any value into an id-string

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  1. function hash($input)
  2.   {
  3.   //Create unsigned crc
  4.   $input=abs(crc32(serialize($input)));
  5.  
  6.   //Build a string representing the crc32
  7.   $result="";
  8.   while ($input > 0)
  9.      {
  10.      //Use only a-z
  11.      $result.=chr( ($input % 26) + 97);
  12.  
  13.      //Decrease value
  14.      $input=$input >> 2;
  15.      }
  16.   //Done 
  17.   return($result);
  18.   }

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