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From password string to stars (*)

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This simple snipplr will convert an password string to an censored string by stars (*). Usage:\r\n$myPwdCensored=passToStars(\\\"password\\\");\r\necho $myPwdCensored;\r\nI made this in 5min Comment and FAV ! :-)\r\nMore PHP \"Snipplr\"s coming soon !

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  1. <?php
  2. function passToStars($password) {
  3. 	//Convert an password into stars (*) with PHP
  4. 	//© ofadlaoui @ Snipplr.com
  5. 	$password = strlen($password); //lenght of password
  6. 	$number = 0;
  7. 	$stars = ""; //empty string
  8. 	while ($number != $password) //While an number isn't the lenght of the password..
  9. 	{
  10. 		$stars += "*"; //.. PHP will add an star to the empty string.
  11. 		$number++; //If we don't excecute this, the page $stars will be unlimited.
  12. 	}
  13. 	return $stars;
  14. }
  15. // Usage:
  16. $myPwdCensored=passToStars("password");
  17. echo $myPwdCensored;
  18. ?>

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