Question

How to use the clock as a random generator seed in PHP

Answer 1

// Use the current time as a seed
$seed = time();

// Seed the random number generator
srand($seed);

// Generate a random number
$randomNumber = rand();
// Output the random number
echo "Random Number: " . $randomNumber . "\n";

// Generate a random number
$randomNumber = rand();
// Output the random number
echo "Random Number: " . $randomNumber;



/*
run:

Random Number: 428162160
Random Number: 337406852

*/

 

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