Random include PHP code help?

chickenugget · Mar 12, 2009

I am complete noob when it comes to coding and am trying to display a random lead merchant on my page each time the page is loaded.

Below is the script so far - I can't seem to get it to pull in the actual 'merchant.txt' file though when the random number is equal to 1.

Any help is much appreciated.

Code:

<?
    $random_number = rand(1,4);
    if($random_number = 1){
    echo "<?php include "/merchant1.txt" ; ?>";     
}
?>

demoniox · Mar 13, 2009

First, the = is the assignation operator, and == is the comparasion operators

second..merchant1.txt is a php file or a html?

try this

Code:

<?
    $random_number = rand(1,4);
    if($random_number == 1)
        echo file_get_contents("merchant1.txt");     
?>

rayray · Mar 21, 2009

Code:

<?php
srand();
$files = array("file1.html", "file2.txt", "file3.php");
$rand = array_rand($files);
include ($files[$rand]);
?>

change the filenames in the array for your needs. should work with html, txt and php files

chickenugget · Mar 23, 2009

rayray said:
Code:

<?php srand(); $files = array("file1.html", "file2.txt", "file3.php"); $rand = array_rand($files); include ($files[$rand]); ?>

change the filenames in the array for your needs. should work with html, txt and php files

How do you assign the random number that you want to files to be outputted from e.g. I want it to pick a random number between 1 and 4 and only display the files when it picks 1?

rayray · Mar 23, 2009

with this code, the file file1.txt is only display/executed when the number 1 is generated, otherwise a 2,3 or 4 is generated and nothing happens

PHP:

<?php 
$i = rand(1,4); 
    if ($i==1){
	  include ("file1.txt");
    } 
?>

is this want you want ?

BlackMelvyn · Mar 23, 2009

or

PHP:

<?php 
    if (rand(1,4) == 1){
      echo nl2br(file_get_contents("file1.txt"));
    } 
?>

chickenugget · Mar 24, 2009

rayray said:
with this code, the file file1.txt is only display/executed when the number 1 is generated, otherwise a 2,3 or 4 is generated and nothing happens

PHP:

<?php $i = rand(1,4); if ($i==1){ include ("file1.txt"); } ?>

is this want you want ?

Can you do multiple calls with this e.g.

Code:

<?php 
$i = rand(1,4); 
    if ($i==1){
      include ("file1.txt");
    } 
if ($i==2){
       include ("file2.txt");
     } 
?>

aReJay · May 4, 2009

You can do multiple queries however try this format

PHP:

<?php 
$i = rand(1,4); 
    if ($i==1){
       include ("file1.txt");
     }elseif ($i==2){
        include ("file2.txt");
      } 
?>

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