How to generate a Unique ID
Posted on August 30, 2008, Filled under PHP, 
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A function that generates an unique id. It’s useful when you need to generate keys that have to be unique.
<?php
function GenerateUniqueID()
{
return md5(uniqid(rand(),1));
}
echo GenerateUniqueID(); // returns a 32 characters unique string
?>
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- August 30, 2008
- article by Gabriel C.
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One Reply to "How to generate a Unique ID"
July 15, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Thanks for a short but helpful bit of information.