random lines from random files

filn

so i know how to get a single random like from a single random file. but how would i make a list of random lines from a group of random files. something like this:

file 1 - x lines
file 2 - y lines
file 3 - z lines
... etc

where x, y and z are a random line from the file. thanks !!

geetakhurana

PLease be clear in what you want to say

majik-sheff

$files = array("file1.txt", "file2.txt", "file3.txt"); //create an array that contains your file names
$chosenFile = rand(0, count($files) - 1); //randomly select the index of a file from the array
$fp = fopen($files[$chosenFile]; //open the randomly chosen file

Untested, but should do the trick