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pstation · 03-24-2006, 03:50 PM

pretty simple...

Code:

<?php
$a = file("somefile.txt");
for($b=0;$b<15;$b++) 
  echo $a[array_rand($a)];
?>

just off the top of my head, there's always a chance that you might get a duplicate line but it should give you a good start..

03-24-2006, 03:50 PM
pstation Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 1,135	pretty simple... Code: <?php $a = file("somefile.txt"); for($b=0;$b<15;$b++) echo $a[array_rand($a)]; ?> just off the top of my head, there's always a chance that you might get a duplicate line but it should give you a good start..