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Revision: 62390
at February 20, 2013 21:25 by apphp-snippets
Initial Code 
<?php
function GeneratePassword($length=8, $strength=0){
    $vowels = 'aeuy';
    $consonants = 'bdghjmnpqrstvz';
    if($strength >= 1) $consonants .= 'BDGHJLMNPQRSTVWXZ';
    if($strength >= 2) $vowels .= 'AEUY';
    if($strength >= 3) $consonants .= '12345';
    if($strength >= 4) $consonants .= '67890';
    if($strength >= 5) $vowels .= '@#$%';
 
    $password = '';
    $alt = time() % 2;
    for($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++){
        if($alt == 1){
            $password .= $consonants[(rand() % strlen($consonants))];
            $alt = 0;
        }else{
            $password .= $vowels[(rand() % strlen($vowels))];
            $alt = 1;
        }
    }
    return $password;
}
?>
Initial URL 
http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-generate-a-password
Initial Description 
Sometimes you need to generate passwords for customers automatically when a new account is created. This code allows you choose the desired length and strength for the password and it is very flexible.
Initial Title 
Automatic Password Generation in PHP
Initial Tags 
php
Initial Language 
PHP