[SF Coders] Password Generator

[★Cooldude★]

PHP Code:

function GeneratePass($length = 5){
$length = (INT)$length; //Type cast our variable to be an integer. If anything other than an integer was submitted, it will now equal 0 (With the exception of
                        //the boolean value 'true', which will cause the variable to now equal one.
                        
if ($length <5){ //The minimum length for the password is five, anything less isn't worth the time it takes to process.
$length = 5;
}

$alphabet = explode(",", "a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0");
$numbers = explode(",", "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0");
$symbols = explode(",", "!,£,$,%,^,&,*,(,),{,},~,@,:,;,#,?,/,>,.,<");
//Split all the available letters, numbers and symbols up into an array.

$pass = ""; //Declare our password
while(strlen($pass) < $length){ 
if (strlen($pass) == ($length -1)){
$choose = rand(0, (sizeof($symbols) -1));
$pass .= $symbols[$choose];

}elseif (strlen($pass) >=($length - 3)){
$choose = rand(0, (sizeof($numbers) -1));
$pass.= $numbers[$choose];
}else{
$choose = rand(0, (sizeof($alphabet) -1));
$pass .= $alphabet[$choose];
}
}
Return mysql_real_escape_string(strip_tags($pass));
} 


Above is a function which will generate a password of a given length. A minimum length of 5 is required. The generated password is then sanitised ready for use in a database.
The given password will be in the following format:

[(Given length -3)X A-Z] [2X 0-9] [1 X Symbol]

Example:

PHP Code:

GeneratePassword(15) 


Output: aAWfUxZyGTeb56%

Usage:

PHP Code:

GeneratePassword(LENGTH) 


[BreShiE]

Great release CoolDude, I think you're going to fit in nicely here at SF Coders.

This was great for your first project.

[★Cooldude★]

Great release CoolDude, I think you're going to fit in nicely here at SF Coders.

This was great for your first project.

Thanks. Do you have any suggestions for it?

[Infinity]

Thanks. Do you have any suggestions for it?

It's pretty nice and congratulations on your entry into the coders!

[★Cooldude★]

It's pretty nice and congratulations on your entry into the coders!

Thank you.

[milopeach]

Haha, It will also be your last - I kid, It will not be you last.

On-Topic: Great work man, I Like to see projects outside of VB, This was interesting.

[★Cooldude★]

Haha, It will also be your last - I kid, It will not be you last.

On-Topic: Great work man, I Like to see projects outside of VB, This was interesting.

:O Nooo.

Thanks. I am actually planning on creating a VB.Net version.

[Benjamin Franklin]

PHP Code:

function passgen($len = 5){
$alphau = Array ('A','B','C', 'D', 'F', 'G' ,'H', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N','O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S','T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y','Z' );
$alphal = array('a','b','c','d','f','g','h','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z');
$misc = array('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','[',']','{','}','_','^','%','#','@','+','-');
$list = array_merge($alphau,$alphal,$misc);
shuffle($list);
$password = '';
for($i=0;$i<$len;$i++) {
$add = array_rand($list);
$password .=  $list[$add];
}
return $password;
} 


Thats my version.

[★Cooldude★]

^That's very interesting, you've introduced me to some new functions.