#26381 [NEW]: rand() without srand() doesn't work

From: spam at vrana dot cz Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 4.3.3 PHP Bug Type: Math related Bug description: rand() without srand() doesn't work Description: ------------ Function rand() without setting random seed by srand() returns always the same value. It doesn't work only on Windows PHP-CLI. As Windows Apache module and also on Linux PHP-CLI it works as it should. Reproduce code: --------------- echo rand(); Expected result: ---------------- (random value) Actual result: -------------- 24849 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26381&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26381&r=float