php to rand code example

Example 1: random number generator in php

you can use rand() function for that in php.
Example:
Generate random numbers between 1 to 50
<?php
  echo rand(1,50);
?>

Example 2: php random number

// $min and $max are optional
rand($min,$max);

Example 3: randstring php

<?php 
    $random = substr(md5(mt_rand()), 0, 7);
    echo $random;
?>

Example 4: randhex php

function random_part() {
    return str_pad( dechex( mt_rand( 0, 255 ) ), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
}

function randomHEX($amount) {
  $_result = "";
  for ($i = 0 ; $i < $amount; $i++) {
    $_result .= random_part();
  }
  return $_result;
}

//to get a 16 HEX number
echo randomHEX(8);

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