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Bug #6330 rand() and mt_rand() caches their result
Submitted: 2000-08-24 06:40 UTC Modified: 2000-08-24 06:42 UTC
From: dave at arthistory dot cc Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Misbehaving function
PHP Version: 4.0.0 OS: RHL 6.1 and RHL 6.2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-08-24 06:40 UTC] dave at arthistory dot cc 
Hi,

I have experienced real troubles with rand() and mt_rand().
It seems to cache the result from previously execution. My function seems to generate the same random-numbers annoyinly often... I think it's quite weird that both random function so often generates the same values between a given range!

I'm not that experienced with PHP, but I do know for sure that it's not my scriptingcode that's messy... I would be glad to help! 
-------MORE INFO---------
Code: www.arthistory.cc/rand.txt
Script: www.arthistory.cc/html2/fantasy_main.php
php-info: www.arthistory.cc/info.php

Best Regards Dave

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 [2000-08-24 06:42 UTC] stas@php.net 
You should use srand before using rand.
 
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