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[Bompa]

I thought it was just me, but this code straight from http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php
toggles between: 'Morpheus Cypher' and 'Neo Morpheus'.  'Tank' and 'Trinity' never show up.

Code:

<?php
$input = array("Neo", "Morpheus", "Trinity", "Cypher", "Tank");
$rand_keys = array_rand($input, 2);
echo $input[$rand_keys[0]] . "\n";
echo $input[$rand_keys[1]] . "\n";
?>

I need to randomly select one item from an array.

/sigh/

[Bompa]

hmmm, I am having the same toggle problem even when I use:

$randNum = rand (1, 1000);
echo "$randNum";

Must be something wrong with my php install.

[ehlo]

Strange, if it helps I usually use shuffle:

Code:

<?php
shuffle($some_array);
echo $some_array[0];
?>

Give that a try.

[perkiset]

Are you lying this from a browser or the command line? is it possible your browser is caching?

[Bompa]

thanks ehlo.


Using FF with cache disabled with WebDeveloper.

WampServer 2.1 on home pc.

php 5.3.5

[perkiset]

If all you want is a single element from an array, try this. If you still get goofiness then there might be something wrong with your random seed. All that said, I still wonder if there's something going on with your browser and the server. Do you know how to try this right from the command line? I would, just to prove thatPHP is behaving correctly/incorrectly.

Code:

<?php
$input = array("Neo", "Morpheus", "Trinity", "Cypher", "Tank");
$key = rand(0, count($input) - 1);
echo $input[$key];
?>

[Bompa]

Do you know how to try this right from the command line?...

I do now.

You were right, it seems to run fine from the command line.


Bompa