Create a random password using PHP. Create password in php with numbers and letters

This function creates a random password using PHP. The code snippet was taken from http://www.totallyphp.co.uk .I do not take credit for this function.

PHP Code:

<?php

function createPassword($length) {

	$chars = "234567890abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";

	$i = 0;

	$password = "";

	while ($i <= $length) {

		$password .= $chars{mt_rand(0,strlen($chars))};

		$i++;

	}

	return $password;

}

$password = createPassword(8);

echo "Your 8 character password is: $password";

?>

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