Generate Random Transaction Ids for your projects

GenerateRandomTransactionIds.php

<?php
##Author Benedict Asamoah
function generateTransactionID ($data){
  ## Get passed card information to string
  $string = $data;
  ## Create an array
  $store = array();
  ## create a loop that runs four times
  for ($x = 0; $x <= 4; $x++) {
  ## Get random positions each time the loop is runned
    $pos = rand(0,(strlen($string)-$x));
  ## Push the value and position of value to the array
    array_push($store,$pos,$string[$pos]);
  } 
  ## Convert the array to a normal string
  $get_strings = implode(" ",$store);
  ## Hash the normal string and pass it to transaction id
  $transaction_id = sha1(md5($get_strings)).'k32duem01vZsQ2lB8g0s';
  ## Return Transaction ID
  return $transaction_id.'<br/>'.$get_strings;
}
echo generateTransactionID('08967544634543');
?>