random image code

[Dini]

Does anyone know a HTML or PHP code that can load a random image from a certain selection? (lets say 5 images). Please help, I'm looking for one myself right now

[ardnat]

i have see one wait let me look did you try hotscripts?

[Dini]

yes, but I found a few scripts and I just need a piece of code. Thanks :)

[stuffradio]

Hang on, I think I can do one with a database if you have access to one. Let me make it and I'll post it on here for everyone to see.

[stuffradio]

Ok, this was made using a mysql database, you can see what it looks like:
http://wuensche.ca/random/
here is the code for config.php:


<?php
mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password");
mysql_select_db("mysql_database");
?>
index.php code:


<?php
require_once("config.php");
$random = mt_rand(1, 6);
$img = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `images` WHERE id='$random'");
$img = mysql_fetch_array($img);

echo "<img src='$img[image]' alt='$img[name]'><br>";
?>

I just made it now, not perfect but you can tweak it :) You can download the .sql file at www.wuensche.ca/random/images.sql

[Dini]

This is great! Already used it, thanks!!!!

[quivira]

Not sure if this will help, but you can also use arrays and do sort of the same thing, using a random selector like mt_rand(); but it looks like you already used it.

Hope this helps anyone else.