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Revision: 18200
at September 23, 2009 15:54 by paulgrenwood


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/**************
*@length - length of random string (must be a multiple of 2)
**************/
function readable_random_string($length = 6){
    $conso=array("b","c","d","f","g","h","j","k","l",
    "m","n","p","r","s","t","v","w","x","y","z");
    $vocal=array("a","e","i","o","u");
    $password="";
    srand ((double)microtime()*1000000);
    $max = $length/2;
    for($i=1; $i<=$max; $i++)
    {
    $password.=$conso[rand(0,19)];
    $password.=$vocal[rand(0,4)];
    }
    return $password;
}

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Initial Description
This code will create a human readable string that will look more close to dictionary words, useful for captchas.

Initial Title
Human Readable Random String

Initial Tags
php

Initial Language
PHP