# com_create_guid

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

com_create_guid — Generate a globally unique identifier (GUID)

### Description

com_create_guid ( ) : string

Generates a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).

A GUID is generated in the same way as DCE UUID's, except that the Microsoft convention is to enclose a GUID in curly braces.

### Return Values

Returns the GUID as a string.

### See Also

- uuid_create() in the PECL uuid extension