function validationKey($len) { $pw = ""; //intialize to be blank for($i=0;$i<$len;$i++) { switch(rand(1,3)) { case 1: $pw.=chr(rand(48,57)); break; //0-9 case 2: $pw.=chr(rand(65,90)); break; //A-Z case 3: $pw.=chr(rand(97,122)); break; //a-z } } return $pw; }