rand

rand -- generate a random value

Description

int rand ([ int min ], [ int max ]);

If called without the optional min,max arguments rand() returns a pseudo-random value between 0 and RAND_MAX. If you want a random number between 5 and 15 (inclusive), for example, use rand(5,15).

Remember to seed the random number generator before use with srand() .

See also srand() , getrandmax() , mt_rand() , mt_srand() and mt_getrandmax() .