$pass = random_password(); function random_password( $length = 8 ) { $chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()_-=+;:,.?"; $password = substr( str_shuffle( $chars ), 0, $length ); return $password; }