random number

[TheUnknown]

I need to figure out how not to make this code pop a random number ever time its exicuted

I need to number only to change every 6 or 7 times it ran

Any ideas?

 <?php
$numb = rand(50,66); 
echo($numb);
?>

[Aureole]

Could you elaborate? I don't understand the question.

[TheUnknown]

<?php $k = rand(1,25);?>

 

then down the page it will echo

 

<?php echo $k ; ?>

 

a random number between 1 to 25

 

so every time the page loads the number will change.  I would not like the number to change every time

I was trying to figure out how i can get the number to only change lets say one time every 6 times the code is executed

[kenrbnsn]

You need to store a counter somewhere, either in a database or as a session variable.

 

Here's an example using a session variable:

<?php
session_start();
$count = (isset($_SESSION['count']))?$_SESSION['count']:0;
$k = ($count == 6)?rand(1.25):$_SESSION['k'];
$_SESSION['count'] = $count + 1;
$_SESSION['k'] = $k
?>

 

Ken