Random page title with html???

**cblack** · Jun 23, 2002 17:58

how can i display a random title for my website? i know there is a way, and ive seen it done, but does anyone know how its done?

thanks...

**seanlivo81** · Jun 23, 2002 18:14

Java should be able to do it. Try javascripts.com.

**randem** · Jun 23, 2002 19:38

Originally posted by seanlivo81
Java should be able to do it.

You mean JavaScript.

How about this:

Code:

...
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var titles = new Array(
    'one',
    'two',
    'three');

var title = titles[parseInt(Math.random() * titles.length)];
document.write('<title>' + title + '</title>');
</script>
</head>
...

**cyngon** · Jun 23, 2002 21:21

Or you could do a server side solution using PHP:

PHP Code:


<html>

<head>

<title><?php



$titles = array();



$titles[] = "Possible Title 1";

$titles[] = "Possible Title 2";

$titles[] = "Etc. Etc.";



srand ((float) microtime() * 10000000); // Seed the random number generator



echo $titles[array_rand($titles)]; // Pick a random item from the array and output it

?></title>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

This requires your web host to support PHP. Also, you will probably have to name your file with a .php extension.

**cblack** · Jun 24, 2002 11:18

thanks randem, that helped...

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