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at February 20, 2013 21:25 by apphp-snippets
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<?php function GeneratePassword($length=8, $strength=0){ $vowels = 'aeuy'; $consonants = 'bdghjmnpqrstvz'; if($strength >= 1) $consonants .= 'BDGHJLMNPQRSTVWXZ'; if($strength >= 2) $vowels .= 'AEUY'; if($strength >= 3) $consonants .= '12345'; if($strength >= 4) $consonants .= '67890'; if($strength >= 5) $vowels .= '@#$%'; $password = ''; $alt = time() % 2; for($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++){ if($alt == 1){ $password .= $consonants[(rand() % strlen($consonants))]; $alt = 0; }else{ $password .= $vowels[(rand() % strlen($vowels))]; $alt = 1; } } return $password; } ?>
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http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-generate-a-password
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Sometimes you need to generate passwords for customers automatically when a new account is created. This code allows you choose the desired length and strength for the password and it is very flexible.
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Automatic Password Generation in PHP
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php
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PHP