Random Message Generator

Neutrality

Feb 24 2005, 02:49 AM

Here comes another one of Inspired's "amazing" PHP scripts. This little script lets you display a random message every time the user visits that particular page. It's not really that useful, but it does make the page a bit more "dynamic".

CODE

$randMsg = array("Hi, welcome to my page!", "Hey you! Thanks for visiting!",
"Bonjour, mon ami!", "So, do you like the site?", "Come one, come all!");

$MsgNum = count($randMsg);
$MsgGenNum = floor(rand(MsgNum));

echo $randMsg[$msgGenNum];

You can edit those values in the array if you want. Add more if you so choose. Enjoy!

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rejected

Feb 24 2005, 03:34 AM

Very nice, could you set it to be code snippets? Like

CODE

$randMsg = array("<img src='1.gif'>", "<img src='2.gif'>",
"<img src='3.gif'>", "<img src='4.gif'>", "<img src='5.gif'>");

$MsgNum = count($randMsg);
$MsgGenNum = floor(rand(MsgNum));

echo $randMsg[$msgGenNum];

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karlo

Feb 24 2005, 11:31 AM

Before, I readed the PHP manual. And I didn't see the floor function. What's the floor function?

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no9t9

Feb 24 2005, 03:36 PM

@ rejected
yes, you can put random html code in there as well. that is how some people do random advertisment and banner rotation.

@karlo
i believe the floor function is simple to drop any decimals because he is using that
number as an index for an array. (an array can't have decimal index number)

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ill

Feb 24 2005, 05:07 PM

It could also be used to display Random Quotes, which is something a lot of E/N sites do!

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(G)Steven

Jun 14 2009, 06:53 PM

Error In Code
Random Message Generator

The rand() function takes two parameters: minimum, and maximum.

$id = floor(rand(1,count($quotes)));
Echo $quotes[$id];

-reply by Steven

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(G)Ariel

Jul 30 2009, 11:31 PM

Heartfelt Apology
Random Message Generator

I'm a normal girl.Or so I thought. Sure I grew up decent I guess,I wasn't a tortured soul. I'm still not a tortured soul. But to allow yourself to get swallowed up by society isn't a very decent thing to do. Ignoring lady-like guidelines I single handedly flushed aspects of my life and those of others down the drain. Intense and maybe not consumable (if a word) to the human mind. But I am very proud. I'm proud of everything that has happened to me through the lessons i have taught others. Even the bad ones where I rudely broke their hearts or even just hurt their feelings. Because its easy to see now, how truly happy they all have become. Everyone finds happiness. Even if your the constant con' in every situation. You and your soul will find eternal happiness. I am Ariel Pirt, and this is my heartfelt apology to all those who couldnt find their happiness,who didn't make it. However I also hope this comes in handy as some sort of motivational type of regard. To each their own, and by that I mean...Be who you are.Because when it all comes down to it, your all you have.

-reply by Ariel

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(G)Arturo Garro

Aug 13 2009, 04:44 PM

**FIX**
Random Message Generator

The example is **REJECTED** it have some minor issues:

I fixed it as follow:

$randMsg = array("Hi, welcome to my page!", "hey you! Thanks for visiting!",
"Bonjour, mon ami!", "So, do you like the site?", "Come one, come all!");

$MsgGenNum = floor(rand(1,count($randMsg)));

echo $randMsg[$MsgGenNum];

Thank you!

-reply by Arturo Garro

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unitechy

Aug 19 2009, 06:54 AM

I just tested this one on localhost, It does not display any message.
Are you sure that

CODE

echo $randMsg[$MsgGenNum];

is correct line?

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