HOw to create meter to check password strength in php?

Question

As we know that we can call any function of Javascript to control's event like onblur() or onclick() etc.

but ,, i don't want to use javascript...is there another way to call php function

actually i want to check password strength whater it is weak, average or strong..using PHP.

Answer 1

jQuery and pwdMeter include:

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.pwdMeter.js"></script>

jQuery to fire a call to plugin:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){

        $("#password").pwdMeter();

    });
</script>

This code call .pwdMeter(); function on document ready trigger.

HTML Code:

<div id="grid">
  <input type="password" id="password">
  <span id="pwdMeter" class="neutral"></span>
</div>

It will show textbox to enter password and when you enter something in password box it shows you strength in empty span.

<style>
.veryweak{
color:#B40404;
}

.weak{
color:#DF7401;
}

.medium{
color:#FFFF00;
}

.strong{
color:#9AFE2E;
}

.verystrong{
color:#0B610B;
}
</style>

Answer 2

The thing about password meters is that they need to work dynamically. The only way I can think of you using a PHP function to dynamically determine the strength for a password that is SAFE, is to send a request through an AJAX POST with SSL (HTTPS).

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