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PHP function mt_srand description

void mt_srand (int seed)

Use seed to give Random number generator seeding. Starting from PHP version 4.2.0, the seed parameter becomes optional, and when it is empty, it will be set to a constant.

Example 1. PHP function mt_srand example

1. < ?php
2. // seed with microseconds
3. function make_seed()
4. {
5. list($usec, $sec) = explode
   (' ', microtime());
6. return (float) $sec +
   ((float) $usec * 100000);
7. }
8. mt_srand(make_seed( ));
9. $randval = mt_rand();
10. ?>

See mt_rand(), mt_getrandmax() and srand().