Re: random html +(hi)

Hello Angela, On 16 Jan 2004 at 11:30, Angela K Hilton wrote: > I'm trying to dynamically randomise a chunk of HTML that is used on a > page, aka random image, so that each time a client opens the page [or > refreshes] a part of the page changes. > > The chunks of HTML are saved in their own directory as .htm files. I > was hoping to adapt the following code I have managed to cobble together > to display random images: > > <?php > // images in folder > $total = "5"; If the value of $total is not going to change, why even use a variable? > // file type > $file_type = ".htm, .gif, .jpg"; What's this $file_type for? > // dir location > $image_folder = "dir/dir"; > > $start = "1"; Again, if the value of $start is not going to change, why use a variable? > $random = mt_rand($start, $total); > > $image_name = $random . $file_type; This won't work. You'll end up with something like "$image_name = 2.htm, .gif, .jpg;", which is clearly not what you want (or need). > // print file name > // echo "$image_name"; > > // display image > // echo "<img src=\"$image_folder/$image_name\" alt=\"$image_name\" > />"; > > ?> > > I'd like the code to take the HTML and place it in a <div></div>, > probably using a <?php require (""); ?> (I think I'm OK with this once > the code is sorted). Suggestion: have your PHP script open the image folder, read it's contents and load all file names it finds onto an array; then user array_rand() to randomly pick a key. You'll need to get the PHP manual (in case you still don't have it) from http://www.php.net/download-docs.php and read up on opendir(), readdir() and array_rand(). Good luck, Erik