PHP: How to generate a random, unique, alphanumeric string for use in a secret link?

Question

How would it be possible to generate a random, unique string using numbers and letters for use in a verify link? Like when you create an account on a website, and it sends y

Answer 1

I always use this my function to generate a custom random alphanumeric string... Hope this help.

It generates for example: Y1FypdjVbFCFK6Gh9FDJpe6dciwJEfV6MQGpJqAfuijaYSZ86g

If you want compare with another string to be sure that is a unique sequence you can use this trick...

$string_1 = random_alphanumeric(50);
$string_2 = random_alphanumeric(50);
while ($string_1 == $string_2) {
  $string_1 = random_alphanumeric(50);
  $string_2 = random_alphanumeric(50);
  if ($string_1 != $string_2) {
     break;
  }
}
echo $string_1;
echo "
\n";
echo $string_2;

it generate two unique strings:

qsBDs4JOoVRfFxyLAOGECYIsWvpcpMzAO9pypwxsqPKeAmYLOi

Ti3kE1WfGgTNxQVXtbNNbhhvvapnaUfGMVJecHkUjHbuCb85pF

Hope this is what you are looking for...