php email confirm code algo?

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I saw a 'confirm_code' column in a db table, and property of the column is varchar(100), can you guys give me idea of a nice algo for a confirmation code ? Basically, it should consist of a random characters. The simplest things in my mind is just encrypting a string through md5 or sha1 but it won't fit because of the current column property.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '10 at 06:51

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An md5 hash should easily fit in a varchar(100)... in hex form an MD5 hash is typically 32 characters long.

answered Feb 04 '10 at 06:51

Amber

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ok, got it, it was my mistake i got a wrong syntax my sql query tnx anyway. – sasori Feb 04 '10 at 06:55

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '10 at 06:53

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You can generate unique ID's with uniqid().

answered Feb 04 '10 at 06:53

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