Random Quotes

Learn how to make Random Quotes using the power of PHP.

Many people email wondering how the heck we make the random quotes on the title bar at the main page. Well, we're finally releasing the secret, and its not as hard as you think :) Lets write the code to pick a random quote using PHP.

Here is what we have to write in English for the processing:

1. Randomize everthing so the same quote doesn't come up.
2. Use the preg split function to select a random text from a file. What we're doing here is loading the whole text file as one string, and then splitting a string into an array of quotes, everywhere --Next-- appears, it starts a new cell on the array.
3. Select one of the cells in the array of quotes and print it out.

Here it is in PHP:

Copy-paste that code at the top wherever you want the random quote to appear, in the title, in the body, anywhere :) The second part invloves making the titles.txt. That part is really easy to do. Open up Notepad and start making random quotes. Separate them by --Next--. Here are some to start you off:

Chalk Full of Vitamins Good for You
--NEXT--
Iron Chef Rules
--NEXT--
Spoonoholics Anonymous
--NEXT--
Spoono Feed Me
--NEXT--
The Envy of Silverware Everywhere
--NEXT--
Who Let the Spoono Out

Save these and upload them in the same directory as the file with the code above and you should be set to go. Not too tough was it? Well thats it folks. I hope it works out for you and if it doesn't, post on the board and we'll try to help you out.