 Display Random File In A Directory, how to display a random file from a set directory. |
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 Sep 10 2006, 09:34 AM
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Premium Member  Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 2-July 06 From: England Member No.: 25,974  |
hi, could someone please help me with this? I have some files in a directory and i want to know how i can randomly display link/s to one or more of the files in my directory for download. But it must not at any time display index.php which is also in the directory with the downloads.
Thanks in advance for any help given 
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Sep 10 2006, 09:55 AM
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Desperately seeking "any key" to continue...  Group: Admin Posts: 3,467 Joined: 23-April 05 From: Trap17 storage box Member No.: 6,042 |
Try this for a size. It was something I was using (not random) for my game league schedule list.
CODE <?php $path = "../directory name of this index.php will reside/"; $narray=array(); $dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path please notify the administrator. Thank you."); echo "You can place greeting or some message here.\n"; $i=0; while($file = readdir($dir_handle)) { if($file != '.' && $file != '..' && $file !='index.php') { $narray[$i]=$file; $i++; } } $j = rand(0, $i-1); echo "<a target='_blank' href='$path$narray[$j]'>$narray[$j]</a>"; //closing the directory closedir($dir_handle); ?> If all your files are in same extension, i.e. htm, then you can insert this code before the last echo to hide the extension. CODE $filename = str_replace(".htm", "", $narray[$j]); echo "<a target='_blank' href='$path$narray[$j]'>$filename</a>"; I think the rand(0, $i-1) is correct since when existing the loop, the last value of $i is greater than $narray[$i] = $file To show two random files CODE <?php $path = "../directory name of this index.php will reside/"; $narray=array(); $dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path please notify the administrator. Thank you."); echo "You can place greeting or some message here.\n"; $i=0; while($file = readdir($dir_handle)) { if($file != '.' && $file != '..' && $file !='index.php') { $narray[$i]=$file; $i++; } } $j = rand(0, $i-1); $k = rand(0, $i-1); if ($j == $k) { $k = rand(0, $i-1); } echo "<a target='_blank' href='$path$narray[$j]'>$narray[$j]</a><br />"; echo "<a target='_blank' href='$path$narray[$k]'>$narray[$k]</a>"; //closing the directory closedir($dir_handle); ?> |
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Sep 10 2006, 11:18 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 24-July 06 From: Cape Town Member No.: 27,194 |
Wappy you could have just used your random text/image snipet and inserted links. I've come across a few sites were they do that.
QUOTE Ok here is some code you can use for displaying random text, images, or links.... This is the snippet from your site, can't you use it?
//put this code on the page you wish to display the random text/image/link on.. CODE <? //random code $xfile = @file("random.txt"); $random_num = rand (0,count($xfile)-1); $udata = explode("::",$xfile[$random_num]); echo "<small>$udata[1]</small><br/>"; ?> //create a text file like random.txt and put in it something like this.... CODE ::<a href="http://mradar.com/?i=22720">mRADAR.com</a> ::<a href="http://surfwap.com/?site=neocult">SurfWAP.com</a> ?> |
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Sep 10 2006, 11:42 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 2-July 06 From: England Member No.: 25,974 |
many thanks buffalo :-) / but juice that would mean i would have to site there and add hundreds of links to a text file.. Its to add to my download script/site which auto displays the files with icons corresponding to the extension and by adding the manual random code would defeat the purpose of the script and ruin it. Why do hard work when your computer can do it for you? :-)
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Sep 10 2006, 11:49 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 24-July 06 From: Cape Town Member No.: 27,194 |
Ok wappy, I miss understood you. How bout trying to use the random image script? Like the one I'm using for my avatar and signature bars? I'm sure it can be modified
 even thou I don't know a thing about PHP 
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Sep 10 2006, 04:06 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 629 Joined: 26-February 05 Member No.: 3,995 |
QUOTE(BuffaloHELP @ Sep 10 2006, 05:55 AM)  To show two random files That should be modified. There's a chance (albeit a small one) that the second time you choose $k that it will be the same as $j again. Just change "if" to "while" to remedy this.
CODE ... $j = rand(0, $i-1); $k = rand(0, $i-1); if ($j == $k) { $k = rand(0, $i-1); } ... ?> |
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Sep 10 2006, 05:23 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 2-July 06 From: England Member No.: 25,974 |
thanks for the info :-) no i think i will just use this code juice, which random image code did you mean? The one i use is the same as my random link code with just images instead of links and a text file. It must read the files not me or the script user having to type them is boring and time wasting to type all that and the script is designed to be very simple to use with little or no setup needed.
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Sep 10 2006, 06:44 PM
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Desperately seeking "any key" to continue... Group: Admin Posts: 3,467 Joined: 23-April 05 From: Trap17 storage box Member No.: 6,042 |
QUOTE(beeseven @ Sep 10 2006, 12:06 PM) That should be modified. There's a chance (albeit a small one) that the second time you choose $k that it will be the same as $j again. Just change "if" to "while" to remedy this. beeseven, Ah ha! I knew something didn't look right Thanks for the great modification. 6am reply posts aren't the greates quality 
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Sep 10 2006, 10:20 PM
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in my search for good scripts and what not i have an alternative although I havn't tested it myself it could be use to help not display the index page.
http://zulumonkey.org/?id=tutorials&pa...ment&oid=70 |
