PHP :: Bug #1857 :: rand() produces values outside a specified range

Bug #1857	rand() produces values outside a specified range
Submitted:	1999-07-23 19:56 UTC	Modified:	1999-07-23 22:31 UTC
From:	andrew at walcat dot ac dot uk	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Misbehaving function
PHP Version:	4.0 Beta 1	OS:	RH6
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[1999-07-23 19:56 UTC] andrew at walcat dot ac dot uk

Hello,

This error seems to be exactly like the one present in 3.0.6, rand() generates values outside the given range. I have run the following code many times and get numbers well above 122, and numbers below 97 too.

<?
srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
$rand = rand(97,122);
echo($rand);
?>

Regards,
Andy Pitt.

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