>What resources can I look at to start writing a password generator from a
 >complete newbie level of knowledge??

If you want to mimic Unix passwd, do something like:

    $seed = (some randomly generated bit of something);
    $plaintext_password = "password";
    $encrypted_password = crypt($plaintext_password, $seed);


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