COM Functions
PHP Manual

com_create_guid

Generate a globally unique identifier (GUID)

Description

stringfalse com_create_guid()

Generates a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).

A GUID is generated in the same way as DCE UUID's, except that the Microsoft convention is to enclose a GUID in curly braces.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the GUID as a string, or false on failure.

See Also

  • uuid_create in the PECL uuid extension