In PHP, how do I generate a big pseudo-random number?

Question

I\'m looking for a way to generate a big random number with PHP, something like:

mt_rand($lower, $upper);

The closer I\'ve

Answer 1

Tested and works

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function bigRandomNumber($min,$max) {
    // take the max number length
    $number_length = strlen($max);

    // Set the counter
    $i = 1;

    // Find the base and the min and max ranges
    // Loop through the min to find the base number
    while ($i <= $number_length) {
        $sub_string = substr($min, 0, $i);

        // format pattern
        $format_pattern = '/'.$sub_string.'/';
        if (!preg_match($format_pattern, $max)) {
            $base = $sub_string;

            // Set the min and max ranges
            $minRange = substr($min, ($i - 1), $number_length);
            $maxRange = substr($max, ($i - 1), $number_length);

            // End while loop, we found the base
            $i = $number_length;
        }
        $i++;
    }
    // find a random number with the min and max range
    $rand = rand($minRange, $maxRange);

    // add the base number to the random number
    $randWithBase = $base.$rand;

    return $randWithBase;
}

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