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baseX converter (See related posts)

you can use this function to convert an integer into any number system upto base36 (e.g. for TinyURL generation coupled with a global ID counter)

function int2baseX($val,$base=16) {
  if (0==$val) return 0;
  $symbols='0123456789abcdefgihjklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
  $result='';
  $exp=$oldpow=1;
  while($val>0 && $exp<10) {
    $pow=pow($base,$exp++);
    $mod=($val % $pow);
    $result=substr($symbols,$mod/$oldpow,1).$result;
    $val-=$mod;
    $oldpow=$pow;
  }
  return $result;
}
to php conversion number base tinyurl by toxi on Tue Jul 19 15:55:29 -0400 2005

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