Re: note 24562 added to function.srand

Ehem, microtime() returns a string and not a numeric value. Re-read the manual page for that functions. Your note has been removed --- james@nowuk.net wrote: > Ok, so calling srand a second time based on a value > that is likely to be similar to the first one is a > bad idea, but what about always calling it as: > > srand(microtime() * rand(10000, 2000000)) > > If we've been called previously, the seed will be > based on a presumably random value... > > Can anyone who knows what they're talking about make > any comment? > -- > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.srand.php > http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+24562 > http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+24562 > http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+24562 > > > -- > PHP Notes Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ===== --- Jesus M. Castagnetto <jmcastagnetto@php.net> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com