Hey.
Is it possible to make a php page as a homepage for a site - that when it is accessed, it chooses one of two HTML pages at random to display? Like, if I entered the site - as soon as I enter, the PHP page chooses at random between Index.html and Index1.html and displays one.

index.php

PHP Code:

$rnd = mt_rand();
if ($rnd > mt_getrandmax()/2 ) {
    include "/pagename.htm";
    } else { 
    include "/otherpage.htm";
} 


appreciated

Ahh it worked! Hooray. But one more thing.. this may sound like a simple question but I've never used PHP. How do I set a .PHP page as my home page? Because, when I build my normal HTML sites I use FrontPage and it just has a "Set as Home Page" thing. Any help would be fantastic.

just call it index.php

you may need to rename index.htm depending on the order of the default document list.

Thanks a lot, man! It all works now !!!

The stuff you have told me all works very well (thanks).
I have another question though (sorry, haha)

I thought originally that I could just add pages to this previous code (see above), but then it didn't work, and I found out it can only randomize between two pages. Is there a way of randomizing between a 2+ number. Will it have to be a different code for every different number of pages - so a different code for randomizing between 5 and a different code for randomizing between 6??

Any help is great

Not a problem.

PHP Code:

<?
$NumOfPages = 6;  // change this value as required.
$rnd = mt_rand();
$rndMax = mt_getrandmax();
$diff = $rndMax / $NumOfPages;

for ($x = 1; $x <= $NumOfPages; $x++) {
    $diffArray[$x] = round($diff * $x);
    }

for ($x = 1; $x <= $NumOfPages; $x++) {
    if ($rnd < $diffArray[$x]) {
    include $x . ".php";
    break;
    }
}
?>

calculate the difference for the number of pages by dividing the max by the page count and store it in an array. then step through the array, then include and break when the random number is smaller than the array element.

you need to call your include pages 1 to NumberOfPages with a php extension (i.php to n.php)

Thanks heaps man. You've been quite helpful!!
I hope this isn't too frustrating - if it is - don't feel you have to answer.
I am a total beginner, and I'm struggling to figure this all out.
I was wondering (remember feel free to say no) if you could type the code to randomize between 3 .htm pages - index1.htm, index2.htm, index3.htm.
And if it's not too much, could you give an example of how I could add an index4.htm on to that if I liked. It's just that I will be adding more index pages later and this could come in handy. Totally up to you - just putting it out there incase. Thanks again!!

just change this line

PHP Code:

  include $x . ".php"; 


to

PHP Code:

  include "index" . $x . ".htm";