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Random file selection in PHP

I would like to use the 'include' keyword in php to randomly select a file from a folder and output the content. How can I do it?

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Assuming you know the folder where the files are located and that the files are PHP files:



$phpFiles = glob('/path/to/files/*.php');

if (empty($phpFiles) === false)
{
    $randomFile = $phpFiles[array_rand($phpFiles)];
    include($randomFile);
}
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glob()

will read the filenames in the array.
and then you can shuffle that array and pick a random element.



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use glob to get an array of files. shuffle the array. array_shift is the first file with an array. Turn it on.

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