random number generator

[nclemale36]

hi .i am looking for some code to generate a random number for users. this number will then be inserted to there profile .
its the actual random number generating thats giving me the head ache . seen so many different codes on how to do it its confused me .

<?php
$random = rand (1, 500)  
echo" $random";
?>

this is the simplest of the lot i have found but i cant get it to show the number on the page . am getting error on line 3.

any help appreciated.

[GumSlone]

try now:

<?php
$random = rand(1, 500);  
echo " $random";
?>

[nclemale36]

lol mate you beat me to it.

thats the exact same code gum .? but the one below i just done works.
cheers.

<?php
$random = mt_rand(0, 500);  
echo $random
?>

[Ghost]

thats the exact same code gum .?

is the same code. gums just fixed the syntax error is all, whenever an error appears and tells you the line number of that error. you can be almost guaranteed that the error is on the line/lines above the line it says it has an error on. 99% of the time lol.

for example. you said line 3 was popping off errors.
your syntax problem was on line 2 missing a ; at the end of the line.