Script to show random quotes

[Ryan Fitton]

Hi, i am looking for a script that can display random quotes that i have added. I want the script to display a diferent quote every time the page is refreshed. Help me please.

[Twey]

In what language?

[Ryan Fitton]

i have seen some written in PHP and some in Javascript but i was thinking if there was someway to use PHP and have it linking to an external file where the qoutes are kept.

[Twey]

Yep, that's fine:

<?php
  function random_choice($arr) {
    return $arr[rand(0, count($arr) - 1) % count($arr)];
  }

  print random_choice(file('quotes.txt'));
?>

[Ryan Fitton]

Thanks a lot

[Ryan Fitton]

Yep, that's fine:

<?php
  function random_choice($arr) {
    return $arr[rand(0, count($arr) - 1) % count($arr)];
  }

  print random_choice(file('quotes.txt'));
?>

Sorry i have a little problem, how would i set out the quotes.txt file?

[Twey]

Plaintext or HTML, each quote on a separate line.

[Ryan Fitton]

can you give me an example please, becasue i have tried a new quote on a new line, but it is not working.

[Master_script_maker]

from what i understand, you should open a plain text editor like notepad, each quote should be on a different line, then save it as quotes.txt

"something something something"
"blah blah blah"
"somethingelse somethingelse somethingelse"