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rand() function in PHP
The rand() function gets a random number. You can also set a range to get random number from that particular range.
Syntax
rand(); or rand(min_range,max_range);
Parameters
min_range − Default is 0. This is the lowest number to be Returned.
max_range − This is the highest number to be Returned.
Return
The rand() function Returns a random integer between min_range and max_range.
Example
<?php echo(rand() . "<br>"); echo(rand() . "<br>"); echo(rand() . "<br>"); echo(rand() . "<br>"); echo(rand() . "<br>"); echo(rand()); ?>
Output
1581227270<br>1094001227<br>306337052<br>151211887<br>7894804<br>115835633
Example
Let us see another example −
<?php echo(rand(2, 5) . "<br>"); echo(rand(90, 190)); ?>
Output
4<br>114
Updated on: 27-Dec-2019
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