Thanks for the responses. I chose to use this method as it appears
to be the most simple and effective. For anyone else I am also using the
substr function to cut the random string down to something more manageable
for the database. Thanks again for the feedback.
-Original Message-
From: Peter Lovatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:45 PM
To: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI); [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String... PS
Hi
PS
I would use
$verify_string = md5(uniqid(rand()));
to generate a random identifier of the sort you are looking for
Peter
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-Original Message-
From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 04 December 2002 22:07
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String...
I am trying to implement an approval system that sends an e-mail to
a user for approval linking them back to a special URL that matches database
entries for a verification string. The verification string sent via the
e-mail does not match that in the database and I am looking for help in
figuring out why. Here is what generates the verification string:
$verify_string = $sbcuid;
for ($i = 0 ; $i < 14; $i++) {
$verify_string .= chr(mt_rand(32,126));
}
Here is what this results in inside the database table:
sn4265e~zD|W(XTMxO"+
Here is what is sent in the e-mail:
sn4265e%7EzD%7CW%28XTMxO%22%2B
I know that I am doing something wrong here, but what. Thanks in
advance.
Scott Nipp
Phone: (214) 858-1289
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com
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