> What I am trying to do is to create a email verification routine with PHP. > When people register on the site they will get an email sent to them with > a > link such as http://mysite.com/activation.php?ID=ghjghjg367ghjlkj9hjlkjhn0 > > That way when they click on the link it will verify the code against the > database and activate their account. Does anyone know an easy way to > create > this string?
Use uniqid(). The manual page shows you how to create one along with md5() that'll be 32 chars (128 bits) long. Pretty hard for someone to guess. ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
