How to Generate UUID in PHP

The ramsey/uuid package is the most popular PHP library for generating RFC 4122 compliant UUIDs.

1. Install ramsey/uuid

composer require ramsey/uuid

2. Generate UUID v4 (Random)

toString();
// Output: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

3. Native PHP (No Library)

4. UUID in Laravel Models

5. Validate UUID

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