Re: [PHP] Re: Good source for sample data?
Agree'd. I've done this a couple of times. Usually best is to grab a couple of free online dictionary lists. One for peoples names, another for business names, then just randomly pull the data from the dictionaries. Addresses, websites, phone numbers, and zip codes can all be randomly generated, or you can use the GEONames database http://www.geonames.org/ to generate actual locations. Also, wasn't there some test data available by MySQL? I think it was the Sakila http://dev.mysql.com/doc/sakila/en/sakila.htmldatabase http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?121. -- Michael Kubler I believe in a better world. I support the Zeitgeist Movement Shawn McKenzie wrote: Brian Dunning wrote: Hey all - I need a few million sample contact records - name, company, address, email, web, phone, fax. ZIP codes and area codes and street addresses should be correct and properly formatted, but preferably not real people or companies or email addresses. But they'd work if you did address validation or mapping. Anyone have a suggestion? - Brian It should be easy to code a routine to generate random data. Maybe 20 - 30 lines of code. Obviously you may have a name like Dgidfgq Xcvbop and company Wsdkn, but it shouldn't matter if testing is your purpose.
[PHP] RE: Good source for sample data?
If you need verifiable mailing addresses (actual street/city/state/zip combinations), you should look at some of the databases the USPS (usps.com) has available. They are mostly for tracking delivery statistics, and the like, but as a side effect they list streets all over the USA. The only thing you won't have are street numbers and names, but you can easily generate random combinations there. By the way, if you need real-sounding names you can get a pile of first names from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names2000s.html; I used that information as part of security screening for a registration system. Regards, Jerry Schwartz The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated 195 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 www.the-infoshop.com -Original Message- From: Shawn McKenzie [mailto:nos...@mckenzies.net] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:20 PM To: Brian Dunning Cc: php-general@lists.php.net; my...@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Good source for sample data? Brian Dunning wrote: Hey all - I need a few million sample contact records - name, company, address, email, web, phone, fax. ZIP codes and area codes and street addresses should be correct and properly formatted, but preferably not real people or companies or email addresses. But they'd work if you did address validation or mapping. Anyone have a suggestion? - Brian It should be easy to code a routine to generate random data. Maybe 20 - 30 lines of code. Obviously you may have a name like Dgidfgq Xcvbop and company Wsdkn, but it shouldn't matter if testing is your purpose. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=jschwa...@the- infoshop.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Good source for sample data?
Brian Dunning wrote: Hey all - I need a few million sample contact records - name, company, address, email, web, phone, fax. ZIP codes and area codes and street addresses should be correct and properly formatted, but preferably not real people or companies or email addresses. But they'd work if you did address validation or mapping. Anyone have a suggestion? - Brian It should be easy to code a routine to generate random data. Maybe 20 - 30 lines of code. Obviously you may have a name like Dgidfgq Xcvbop and company Wsdkn, but it shouldn't matter if testing is your purpose. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Good source for sample data?
Brian Dunning wrote: Hey all - I need a few million sample contact records - name, company, address, email, web, phone, fax. ZIP codes and area codes and street addresses should be correct and properly formatted, but preferably not real people or companies or email addresses. But they'd work if you did address validation or mapping. Anyone have a suggestion? - Brian get the data from a whats near X API and obscure the personally identifiable data with dummy values. ? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
