Reusable PHP functions

randomDate.php

<?php 

$start = '2022-07-10';
$end   = '2022-07-12';

function randomDate($start_date, $end_date)
{
    // Convert to timetamps
    $min = strtotime($start_date);
    $max = strtotime($end_date);

    // Generate random number using above bounds
    $val = rand($min, $max);

    // Convert back to desired date format
    return date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $val);
}

var_dump(randomDate($start, $end));

unique uuidv4

function uuidv4($data = null) {
    // Generate 16 bytes (128 bits) of random data or use the data passed into the function.
    $data = $data ?? random_bytes(16);
    assert(strlen($data) == 16);

    // Set version to 0100
    $data[6] = chr(ord($data[6]) & 0x0f | 0x40);
    // Set bits 6-7 to 10
    $data[8] = chr(ord($data[8]) & 0x3f | 0x80);

    // Output the 36 character UUID.
    return vsprintf('%s%s-%s-%s-%s-%s%s%s', str_split(bin2hex($data), 4));
}