Randomize

[samvelyano]

Hi everyone,

i need your help with some randomize-script.
I've found a random script, which randomize the texts.
My problem is, that this script randomize every time when you load the site, but i would like that it randomize every 3 hour.
What schould i have to change, that it works?

Here is that script:

<?
$array = file("text.php");
shuffle($array);
for ($i=0; $i<$zufall = rand(50, 2050); $i++) {
echo $array[$i];
}
?>

I have not so much experience with php and need your help.

Thanks

Sam

[irbrian]

Just have a function that handles the randomization, which only executes if a certain number of seconds has passed since the last time the function was called. A generic example:

function timed_rand ()
{
$last_time = // Get the old time from some place, i.e. a DB

$curr_time = time();

if ($curr_time > $last_time)
{
$rand_val = // calculate your rand() value
// Store the current time () in the DB or flat file
return $rand_val;
}
}

You could just do your comparison in the database, too.