Random HTML Code??

[techiefreak05]

I was wondering how you could generate a random html code on a php page. say if the user refreshes the page, a different link appears but in the same spot.

[ronverdonk]

Store your links in an array and pick, before displaying the HTML, a link at random. Then store that in your HTM link statement. After that display the HTML code.

[techiefreak05]

0.o!! um .. how would i do that... ?

[Orio]

You can do it with an array, or with a database.
Array way:
[code]<?php
//Create an array with the links
$links=array('<a href="www.domain1.com">domain1</a>','<a href="www.domain2.net">domain2</ a>');
$rand=array_rand($links); //pick a random link
echo $rand;
?>[/code]

The database way:
[code]<?php
//Let's say the table "links" has a column called "link" (values look like <a href...>...</ a>)
$sql="SELECT link FROM `links` ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$array=mysql_fetch_array($result);
echo $array['link'];
?>[/code]

Orio.

[ronverdonk]

Something like this.

[code]$links = array("link1.php", "link2.php", "link3.php","link4.php", "link5.php", "link6.php");
$idx = rand(0, 5);
echo '<a href="'.$links[$idx].'">'. $links[$idx]. '</a>';[/code]