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RE: need the number of seconds since.... - jreklund - 08-15-2018
It's not a unique value:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.uniqid.php
That's why I'm using uuidv4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Version_4_(random)
Generated with random_bytes.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.random-bytes.php
RE: need the number of seconds since.... - richb201 - 08-15-2018
Thanks. I am going to try random_bytes(8). The combo of my sort field and my campaign field should be pretty unique.
RE: need the number of seconds since.... - richb201 - 08-15-2018
This line is failing:
$data['date_time']=random_bytes(8); //this is to create a unique number
When I step through this line with the debugger, the code just crashes. (ie it gets stuck at this line). I am getting this apache error:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function random_bytes() in C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\sub_crud\\application\\controllers\\Subit_backend.php on line 364
RE: need the number of seconds since.... - jreklund - 08-15-2018
You need PHP 7+.
RE: need the number of seconds since.... - InsiteFX - 08-16-2018
You can also get a unique number using the below.
PHP Code:
$data = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16);
It is part of PHP.
RE: need the number of seconds since.... - richb201 - 08-16-2018
That worked great. thx