根据您的应用程序(我希望生成密码)，您可以使用

$string = base64_encode(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(30));

由于是base64，它们可以包含=或-以及所请求的字符。您可以生成一个更长的字符串，然后过滤和修剪它以删除它们。

Openssl_random_pseudo_bytes似乎是在php中生成适当随机数的推荐方法。为什么rand不用/dev/random，我不知道。

以前的答案会生成不安全或难以输入的密码。

这是安全的，并且提供了用户更有可能实际使用的密码，而不是因为一些薄弱的东西而被丢弃。

// NOTE: On PHP 5.x you will need to install https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat

/**
 * Generate a password that can easily be typed by users.
 *
 * By default, this will sacrifice strength by skipping characters that can cause
 * confusion. Set $allowAmbiguous to allow these characters.
 */
static public function generatePassword($length=12, $mixedCase=true, $numericCount=2, $symbolCount=1, $allowAmbiguous=false, $allowRepeatingCharacters=false)
{
  // sanity check to prevent endless loop
  if ($numericCount + $symbolCount > $length) {
    throw new \Exception('generatePassword(): $numericCount + $symbolCount are too high');
  }

  // generate a basic password with just alphabetic characters
  $chars  = 'qwertyupasdfghjkzxcvbnm';
  if ($mixedCase) {
    $chars .= 'QWERTYUPASDFGHJKZXCVBNML';
  }
  if ($allowAmbiguous) {
    $chars .= 'iol';
    if ($mixedCase) {
      $chars .= 'IO';
    }
  }

  $password = '';
  foreach (range(1, $length) as $index) {
    $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];

    if (!$allowRepeatingCharacters) {
      while ($char == substr($password, -1)) {
        $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];
      }
    }

    $password .= $char;
  }


  // add numeric characters
  $takenSubstitutionIndexes = [];

  if ($numericCount > 0) {
    $chars = '23456789';
    if ($allowAmbiguous) {
      $chars .= '10';
    }

    foreach (range(1, $numericCount) as $_) {
      $index = random_int(0, strlen($password) - 1);
      while (in_array($index, $takenSubstitutionIndexes)) {
        $index = random_int(0, strlen($password) - 1);
      }

      $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];
      if (!$allowRepeatingCharacters) {
        while (substr($password, $index - 1, 1) == $char || substr($password, $index + 1, 1) == $char) {
          $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];
        }
      }

      $password[$index] = $char;
      $takenSubstitutionIndexes[] = $index;
    }
  }

  // add symbols
  $chars = '!@#$%&*=+?';
  if ($allowAmbiguous) {
    $chars .= '^~-_()[{]};:|\\/,.\'"`<>';
  }

  if ($symbolCount > 0) {
    foreach (range(1, $symbolCount) as $_) {
      $index = random_int(0, strlen($password) - 1);
      while (in_array($index, $takenSubstitutionIndexes)) {
        $index = random_int(0, strlen($password) - 1);
      }

      $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];
      if (!$allowRepeatingCharacters) {
        while (substr($password, $index - 1, 1) == $char || substr($password, $index + 1, 1) == $char) {
          $char = $chars[random_int(0, strlen($chars) - 1)];
        }
      }

      $password[$index] = $char;
      $takenSubstitutionIndexes[] = $index;
    }
  }

  return $password;
}

一条线的解决方案是

str_shuffle(base64_encode(date('mdyhis').date('mdyhis')));

这段代码将帮助:

此函数将返回长度在$maxLength和$minLength之间的随机字符串。

注意:函数random_bytes从PHP 7开始工作。

如果你需要特定的长度，那么$maxLength和$minLength必须相同。

function getRandomString($maxLength = 20, $minLength = 10)
{
    $minLength = $maxLength < $minLength ? $maxLength : $minLength;
    $halfMin = ceil($minLength / 2);
    $halfMax = ceil($maxLength / 2);
    $bytes = random_bytes(rand($halfMin, $halfMax));
    $randomString = bin2hex($bytes);
    $randomString = strlen($randomString) > $maxLength ? substr($randomString, 0, -1) : $randomString;
    return $randomString;
}

这一个是从管理员来源:

/** Get a random string
* @return string 32 hexadecimal characters
*/
function rand_string() {
    return md5(uniqid(mt_rand(), true));
}

管理员，用PHP编写的数据库管理工具。

@tasmaniski:你的答案对我有用。我也有同样的问题，我想把它推荐给那些一直在寻找同样答案的人。以下是来自@tasmaniski的留言:

<?php 
    $random = substr(md5(mt_rand()), 0, 7);
    echo $random;
?>

这是一个youtube视频，向我们展示如何创建一个随机数