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Can I create column in DB table (PostgreSQL or MySQL) which have default value random string, and how ?

If is not possible, please let me know that.

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Check Mysql UUID() function – golimar Jun 21 at 11:14
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PostgreSQL example:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_random_text(
    length integer
)
RETURNS text AS
$body$
WITH chars AS (
    SELECT unnest(string_to_array('A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9', ' ')) AS _char
),
charlist AS
(
    SELECT _char FROM chars ORDER BY random() LIMIT $1
)
SELECT string_agg(_char, '')
FROM charlist
;
$body$
LANGUAGE sql;


DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tmp_test;


CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp_test (
    id serial,
    data text default f_random_text(12)
);


INSERT INTO tmp_test
VALUES 
    (DEFAULT, DEFAULT),
    (DEFAULT, DEFAULT)
;


SELECT * FROM tmp_test;

 id |     data
----+--------------
  1 | RYMUJH4E0NIQ
  2 | 7U4029BOKAEJ
(2 rows)

Apparently you can do this. (Of course, you can add other characters as well, or use other random string generator as well - like this, for example.)

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SELECT md5(random()::text); - That's it, thanks! – tasmaniski Jun 21 at 13:04
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The solution is (for PGSQL):

alter TABLE users ADD column register_key text NOT NULL default md5(random()::text);
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