*/
function generateSalt($max = 15) {
$characterList = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%&*?";
$i = 0;
$salt = "";
while ($i < $max) {
$salt .= $characterList{mt_rand(0, (strlen($characterList) - 1))};
$i++;
}
return $salt;
}
?>