- uniqid: documentation ( source)
- microtime: documentation ( source)
- printf: documentation ( source)
<?php
$i = 1000;
$start = microtime(true);
while ($i--) uniqid("");
$elapsed = microtime(true) - $start;
printf("less_entropy: %.3f\n", $elapsed * 1000);
$i = 1000;
$start = microtime(true);
while ($i--) uniqid("", true);
$elapsed = microtime(true) - $start;
printf("more_entropy: %.3f\n", $elapsed * 1000);