<?
/*
usage: $new_password = return_password();
Sample: generated passwords: 2X5bjj2z, ERgid62Y, p2sHtDPv
*/
function return_password () {
// set password length
$pw_length = 8;
// set ASCII range for random character generation
$low_ascii_bound = 50; // "2"
$upper_ascii_bound = 122; // "z"
// Exclude special characters and some confusing alphanumerics
// o,O,0,I,1,l etc
$notuse = array (58,59,60,61,62,63,64,73,79,91,92,93,94,95,96,108,111);
while ($i < $pw_length) {
mt_srand ((double)microtime() * 1000000);
// random limits within ASCII table
$randnum = mt_rand ($low_ascii_bound, $top_ascii_bound);
if (!in_array ($randnum, $notuse)) {
$password = $password . chr($randnum);
$i++;
}
}
return $password;
}
?>
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