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Bug #25247 Shuffle() method doesn't work properly
Submitted: 2003-08-26 05:44 UTC Modified: 2003-09-02 18:15 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 1.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: jeroen at kesh dot nl Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 4.3.3 OS: Windows 2000 Server
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-08-26 05:44 UTC] jeroen at kesh dot nl
Description:
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I pick the first two products out of the shuffled array for random productviews on a page. I use 3 or more products.
With PHP 4.3.2 it works nice (every refresh another two products). With PHP 4.3.3 it doesn't seem to work. Every time the same products.

Same PHP.INI file as 4.3.2 (which worked fine).

Reproduce code:
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$ads = array(); 
while($product = mysql_fetch_array($arts)) { 	
  $ads[] = $product; 
} 
		
shuffle($ads);

$prod = $ads[0];
echo ($prod[name]);

$prod = $ads[1];
echo ($prod[name]);

Expected result:
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The first two array-records are other products every time at refresh.

Actual result:
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The first two array-records are the same products each refresh.

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 [2003-08-26 07:17 UTC] iliaa@php.net
Try calling srand(time()); before the shuffle.
 [2003-09-02 18:15 UTC] sniper@php.net
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