random-string

How to create a random string using PHP?

I know that the rand function in PHP generates random integers, but what is the best way to generate a random string such as: Original string, 9 chars $string = 'abcdefghi'; Example random string limiting to 6 chars $string = 'ibfeca'; UPDATE: I have found tons of these types of functions, basically I'm trying to understand the lo...

Is this a good way to generate a string of random characters?

I found this snippet of code that generates a string of random characters: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/mahesh/RandomNumber11232005010428AM/RandomNumber.aspx But is there a more elegant/faster/more reliable way to do this? This seems to rely on the fact that the numbers 26-91 are valid characters given the current encoding. ...

PHP: How to generate a random, unique, alphanumeric string?

How would it be possible to generate a random, unique string using numbers and letters for use in a verify link? Like when you create an account on a website, and it sends you an email with a link, and you have to click that link in order to verify your account...yeah...one of those. How can I generate one of those using PHP? Update: J...

How do you generate random strings in C++?

I am looking for methods to generate random strings in C++.Here is my code: string randomStrGen(int length) { static string charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890"; string result; result.resize(length); srand(time(NULL)); for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) result[i] = charset...