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JUserHelper::genRandomPassword

Description

Generate a random password.

public static function genRandomPassword ($length=8)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$length	int	8	Length of the password to generate

• Returns string Random Password
• Defined on line 471 of libraries/joomla/user/helper.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JUser::bind
  • JPath::isOwner

See also

• JUserHelper::genRandomPassword source code on BitBucket
• Class JUserHelper
• Subpackage User
• Other versions of JUserHelper::genRandomPassword