note 30079 added to function.rand
| From: | php-general at lists dot php dot net | Date: | Wed, 05 Mar 2003 22:02:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 30079 added to function.rand | ||
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here is how to get a true random number using the address posted above:
$url = "http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Hotbits?nbytes=32&fmt=bin";
$fp = fopen($url, "rb");
$vid = bin2hex(fread($fp, 32));
fclose($fp);
print $vid;
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http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.rand.php
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