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