[SOLVED] Arrays: Choose Random Element

[eRott]

Okay, I have having a bit of trouble. I have an array contain 6 strings of numbers. I want to randomly pick one of these strings of numbers and output that chosen string. My problem is, it does not output the string, it will output a single number. What am I doing wrong?

 

$folders = array("150593", "234156", "326514", "463152", "523574", "642552");
$folder = array_rand($folders, 1);

$target = "path/".$folder;

 

Take care.

[craygo]

it is because array_rand returns the key not the value

 

$folders = array("150593", "234156", "326514", "463152", "523574", "642552");
$i = array_rand($folders, 1);

$target = "path/".$folders[$i];

 

Try that

 

Ray

 

 

[eRott]

Worked. Thank you. Take care.