If I've got this right, the script to generate a random number is:

PHP Code:

<?php
echo rand (0,10)
?>

How do I make this produce a decimal to 2 or 3 decimal places?

try use this function

sprintf();

How would I use it?

What does it do?

to produce a random number with decimal places i would do this.

PHP Code:

<?php

$num = rand(0, 9);
$dec1 = rand(1, 9);
$dec2 = rand(1, 9);

echo "$num . $dec1 $dec2";
?>

Thanks, I hope it works! I'll test it out now

Sprintf would be a waste in this case, and the second example makes three calls to one function. You could use number_format() or any one of those *EDIT* string */EDIT* functions, but *EDIT* they'll just waste processor time */EDIT*.

Option 1. quick and concise
$rand = rand(0,9).'.'.rand(99,999);

Option 2. normally quicker than #1 if your *only* going to echo
echo rand(0,9),'.',rand(99,999);

Option 3. Quicker than any of the above, and simple. I bet you thought basic math would never be useful.
$rand = rand(0,999)/10;

:P

~capiCrimm

Thanx!

PHP Code:

$rand = mt_rand(1,99) / 100