Need help with a php random string please.

Hello, I would like to change some php to calling on something by day.
The one I have only calls on something randomly. Do you know how I can
alter this string to accomodate this? Thanks! Jen


$banner_no = (rand()%(count($s_con)-1));

Just so you know what the above does, gets a random number which is in the content of my file. for instance if I have
1-some text
2-different text
3-some other text

It grabs one of these numbers and the text along with it to display randomly. I would like it to display by day and in order instead.

 

in order of what? as in 1, 2, 3 as you have it listed?

If you wanted to get the current day use date("d",time());

 

using date(j); will give you the number of the day from 1-31 in each month.

 

Yes, right now it takes text 1 2 or 3 randomly and displays one of them at a time.

I would prefer it to take them as text for DAY 1,2, or 3 and in order instead.

If you guys could give me the whole string it would help a lot. For instance drew, should I use this? $banner_no = date("d",time());

and smatt how would I use yours? Thank you very much! Jen-

 

The only difference between theirs is

date("d") gives you the day with leading zeros
date("j") gives you the day without leading zeros

You do not need that second parameter -- time() -- this is the default value.

So you want

$banner_no = date("j");

PHP:

 

Definitely mine

 

WMBurg thank you!!! I won't know until tomorrow, but it is showing todays test.banner.

 

You did it WMBurg, thanks!!!