If you’re working with a user-management system in PHP (or any scripting language), than you’re likely using either the md5() or crypt() function to encode and store the user’s password.
An oft-asked question - and oft-misunderstood - is what is the difference? Is one better than the other?
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If you’re working on a user-management system, you may find it useful to be able to create a random password for users.
Some systems generate these initially and have the user log in to set a permanent password. You might also have a “Reset” button, where the script generates a random password and e-mails it to the user.
This quick tutorial will show you how to create an 8 character random password containing a mix of letters and numbers. Or, if you’re impatient, jump straight to the function’s source code
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