Have you seeded the random generator?

Read up on srand and mt_srand.

- Dan

> Using Win2K Professional Server, IIS
> PHP Version 4.2.1
>
> mt_getrandmax() returned 2147483647
> I have an array of 26 characters. I want three random values from the
> array, I use the following:
> $rand_al = array_rand ($arralpha, 3);
>
> I get the same characters each and every time.
> The way I am handling it right now is generating random values using
> mt_rand(0,25)
> and using those random values as the index of the array to retrieve the
> value of.
>
> Any ideas on this?
>
> Thanks.
> Naintara


-- 
Dan Hardiker [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
ADAM Software & Systems Engineer
First Creative Ltd



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