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Re: [PHP3] strange problem with rand() From: Mark Musone (musone <email protected>)
Date: 12/31/98

it could be php not liking a reserved (?) name as a variable.

count() is a function.

you're using $count..

try changing $count to something else..

Mark

>
> hi all,
>
> I am using PHP on FreeBSD (i am a Pair networks client)
> and i have a strange problem, look at this:
>
> $images = array("batman","indian","mermaid");
> /* images array made shorter, doesn't seem to make a difference to me */
> $count = count($images);
> srand((double)microtime()*1000000); //seeding the random generator
> $i=rand(0,$count); //picking a value between 0 and the length of $images
>
> ----
>
> After this I just do something like:
> <img src="<? print $images[i]; ?>.gif"
>
> After this a random image from the array should appear. But all i get is
> HUGE values for $i like 1543769270 or 470447945 (i know this because
> I print $i in my php3 file)... Anybody know
> what's going on?
>
> Byebye,
> Hans
>
>
>
>
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