<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
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/**
 * Random String Generator : Helper File for Codeigniter
 *
 * @author      Paras Nath Chaudhary
 * @link        https://gist.github.com/opnchaudhary/4995012
 *
 */
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/*
 Documentation:
 =============
  1.
  $this->load->helper('rand_helper');
  $randomString=generateRandomString();
  echo $randomString;
  2.
  $this->load->helper('rand_helper');
  $randomString=generateRandomString(14);
  echo $randomString;
*/

if ( ! function_exists('generateRandomString'))
{

	function generateRandomString($length = 10) {
		$characters = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
		$randomString = '';
		for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
			$randomString .= $characters[rand(0, strlen($characters) - 1)];
		}
		return $randomString;
	}
}
/* End of file rand_helper.php */