note 66679 added to function.rand

www.random.org gives a random number based on radioactive activity a simple script to retrieve (a) random number(s) from random.org is as follows: <?php function get_random_no ($min=0,$max=255,$num=1) { //if $num > 1, expect array returned //random number courtesy of random.org $url = '"http://www.random.org/cgi-bin/randnum'; @$file = file("$url?min=$min&max=$max&num=$num&col=1"); if (!$file) { //could not connect if ($num==1) { srand((double)microtime()*intval(rand(1,1000000))); $return = intval(rand($min, $max)); } else { for ($i=0;$i<$num;$i++) { srand((double)microtime()*intval(rand(1,1000000))); $return[$i] = intval(rand($min, $max)); } } } elseif ($num==1) $return = intval($file[0]); else { foreach ($file as $i => $f) $return[] = intval($f); } return $return; } ?> If $num == 1, expect an integer to be returned. Else an array will be returned If the script can't connect to random.org, a locally generated random number will be used instead The $min and $max arguments are the same as in rand(), except for the fact that is $max is ommitted, it defaults to 255, not RAND_MAX (pretty obviously) ---- Server IP: 85.116.0.130 Probable Submitter: 84.71.19.115 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/66679 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/66679 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/66679 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php