How to generate random password with PHP?

Question

Or is there a software to auto generate random passwords?

Answer 1

function generate_password($length = 6) {
    $password = '';
    $chars = array_merge(range('a', 'z'), range('A', 'Z'), range(0, 9));
    for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i ++) {
        $password .= $chars[array_rand($chars)];
    }
    return $password;
}