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A function to create passwords for new users or password resets.

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  1. /* a function to create passwords for new users or password resets. standard
  2. disclaimers apply. not promised to work. take the code as-is. if you like, find
  3. errors, or use please let me know at luckygreentiger at gmail */
  4.  
  5.     function randomPassword($maxLength) {
  6.         $possible = "#0123456789+bBcCdDfFgGhHjJkKmMnNpPqQrRsStTvVwWxXyYzZ-";
  7.  
  8.         if($maxLength == "") {
  9.             $maxLength = 12;
  10.             }
  11.         while(($beat < $maxLength) && (strlen($possible) > 0)) {
  12.             $beat++;
  13.             // get rand character from possibles
  14.             $character = substr($possible, mt_rand(0, strlen($possible)-1), 1);
  15.             // delete selected char from possible choices
  16.             $possible = str_replace($character, "", $possible);
  17.             $password .= $character;
  18.             }
  19.         return $password;
  20.         }

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