employee_id = self::randomString(4).time(); $emp->first_name = self::randomString(); $emp->last_name = self::randomString(); $emp->birthday = '1984-12-19'; $emp->gender = 'Male'; $emp->marital_status = 'Married'; $emp->job_title = null; $emp->joined_date = '2005-08-03'; $emp->job_title = null; $emp->department = null; $emp->Save(); return $emp->id; } public static function randomString($length = 6) { $str = ""; $characters = array_merge(range('A', 'Z'), range('a', 'z'), range('0', '9')); $max = count($characters) - 1; for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) { $rand = mt_rand(0, $max); $str .= $characters[$rand]; } return $str; } }