Tijnema ! wrote:
> On 3/22/07, Roman Neuhauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-03-21 21:03:35 -0500:
>> > Mark wrote:
>> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>Hello,
>> > >>
>> > >>I want to add a random unique ID to a Mysql table. Collisions
>> > >>are unlikely but possible so to handle those cases I'd like to
>> > >>regenerate the random ID until there is no collision and only
>> > >>then add my row. Any suggestions for a newbie as to the right
>> > >>way to go about doing this?
>> > >>
>> > >>Best,
>> > >>
>> > >>Craig
>> > >.
>> > >
>> > >I suggest looking into a GUID sort of thing, it is all coded for you
>> > >and it works just like you want.
>> >
>> > If you are running Linux, you can get this using:
>> > $GUID = exec("uuidgen");
>>
>> http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid
>
> Note that this doesn't gonna work when safe mode is on..!
Generating a psudo-random unique key doesn't seem to be something PHP does
well. I can post an extension this afternoon if anyone wants to use it.
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