Re: problems with mt_rand()

In article <GIEIJHHAONJCNECMGNKAMEFDCBAA.bderuyter@mediaone.net>, bderuyter@mediaone.net says... > I need to generate a random number (range is not crucial) and I have been > trying to use mt_rand(). However, I am finding that is generates the same > value EVERY time. This is true whether I supple a range or not. For > example, the follow line of code generated 13 EVERY time... > > $result = mt_rand(1,15); > echo $result; > > In addition, this line of code generated 1755202938 EVERY time... > > $result = mt_rand(); > echo $result; > > What am I doing wrong?? > > - Ben One usually needs to seed a random generator; looking at the docs I find mt_srand which is the tool you need. -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi!