php code for rotating index pages?

[grannytgp]

Can anybody help out with some simple PHP code to rotate three or more different index pages?

Basically, what I'm looking to do is test out some new page designs on a site. Right now I have the following code working just fine for two pages:

PHP Code:

<?php
if (mt_rand(1,2) hahahaha 1) { include("index1.html"); }
else { include("index2.html"); }
?>

Simple enough... it rotates between the index1.html and index2.html pages in the same directory. But I'm looking to test at least 3 pages now, and was thinking it would be nice to possibly be able to set a weighted percentage on any of these pages.

[VideoJ]

PHP Code:

<?php
$page = floor( mt_rand( 1,3 ) );
include( "index$page.html" );
?>

Change the 3 to however many pages you want. Untested, but should work

[Zorgman]

PHP Code:

<?php
$rand = rand(1,3);
include("index$rand.html");
?>

[grannytgp]

These both work just fine.. although the second one with the $rand does seem to return more steady distribution of the pages -- although this was only in a very limited test refreshing the page about 20 times.

Which method would be suggested for the most equal distribution?

[mrthumbs]

Originally posted by grannytgp
These both work just fine.. although the second one with the $rand does seem to return more steady distribution of the pages -- although this was only in a very limited test refreshing the page about 20 times.

Which method would be suggested for the most equal distribution?

rand is as steady as nature gets..