How to make a php licence key system?

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I need help to make a licence key system.
I have make 1 but im tring to avoid mysql. One time I did:

<pre lang="PHP"><?php
$key=rand(100,999) ;
?>

Then they would have to enter the md5 version of that.Or make it that they POST the key $_POST["key"];.'