Random images for signature

[Pikachu3828]

People have been asking me if I know of any random image scripts they could use in their signatures. Here's one. Firstly, here is the code. Copy and paste this into Notepad or your favourite text editing software and save it as "randsig" with a .php extension (To do this in Notepad simply select the filetype as "All files" and save it with the name "randsig.php")

CREDIT: http://photomatt.net/scripts/randomimage

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<?php
/*
    By Matt Mullenweg > http://photomatt.net
    Inspired by Dan Benjamin > http://hiveware.com/imagerotator.php
    Latest version always at:
    http://photomatt.net/scripts/randomimage
*/

// Make this the relative path to the images, like "../img" or "random/images/".
// If the images are in the same directory, leave it blank.
$folder = '';

// Space seperated list of extensions, you probably won't have to change this.
$exts = 'jpg jpeg png gif';

$files = array(); $i = -1; // Initialize some variables
if ('' == $folder) $folder = './';
$handle = opendir($folder);
$exts = explode(' ', $exts);
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
    foreach($exts as $ext) { // for each extension check the extension
        if (preg_match('/\.'.$ext.'$/i', $file, $test)) { // faster than ereg, case insensitive
            $files[] = $file; // it's good
            ++$i;
            }
        }
    }
closedir($handle); // We're not using it anymore
mt_srand((double)microtime()*1000000); // seed for PHP < 4.2
$rand = mt_rand(0, $i); // $i was incremented as we went along

header('Location: '.$folder.$files[$rand]); // Voila!
?>

The script is annotated so you should have no problems working out what to do but if you do post here.

Upload this script and then add this to your signature:

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[img]http://www.yoursite.com/randsig.php[/img]

And voila, you should now have a random signature!

EDIT : Changed script, my bad. My one didn't work

[Powerchu]

I am having trouble yes here is what I have it edited too

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<?php
/*
Random images for your signature by Pikachu3828
Very basic but it doesn't need to be complex
*/

$pics = array('http://pichusrpg.1colony.com/images/pichu1.gif','http://pichusrpg.1colony.com/images/pichu2.gif',
'http://pichusrpg.1colony.com/images/powerchu.gif','http://pichusrpg.1colony.com/images/powerchu2.gif',
'http://pichusrpg.1colony.com/images/tpcbutton1.gif');

/*
Above is an array. If you wish to add a picture, add ",'pic4.gif'" onto the end of it
after 'pic3.gif' but before ");" (minus double quotes in both instances)
Currently for this to work the images must be in the same directory as this script but
it works like HTML and you can make the images point anywhere like 'www.pokemon.com/pic1.gif' etc
*/

// DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
$size = count($pics);
$randpic = rand(0,$size);

print "<img src=\"".$pics[$randpic]."\">";
?>

it might just be the host but I wanna make sure first before I try on my angelfire acc.

[Pikachu3828]

Sorry, my bad, I got totally the wrong end of the stick, I'm only used to displaying images with PHP, not through it, so I got someone else's script for you all to use.

[Powerchu]

I can't get it to work. which parts if any do we need to edit?

[stevie_2]

What's a system path?

[Pikachu3828]

Try this one:

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<?php
/*
    By Matt Mullenweg > http://photomatt.net
    Inspired by Dan Benjamin > http://hiveware.com/imagerotator.php
    Latest version always at:
    http://photomatt.net/scripts/randomimage
*/

// Make this the relative path to the images, like "../img" or "random/images/".
// If the images are in the same directory, leave it blank.
$folder = '';

// Space seperated list of extensions, you probably won't have to change this.
$exts = 'jpg jpeg png gif';

$files = array(); $i = -1; // Initialize some variables
if ('' == $folder) $folder = './';
$handle = opendir($folder);
$exts = explode(' ', $exts);
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
    foreach($exts as $ext) { // for each extension check the extension
        if (preg_match('/\.'.$ext.'$/i', $file, $test)) { // faster than ereg, case insensitive
            $files[] = $file; // it's good
            ++$i;
            }
        }
    }
closedir($handle); // We're not using it anymore
mt_srand((double)microtime()*1000000); // seed for PHP < 4.2
$rand = mt_rand(0, $i); // $i was incremented as we went along

header('Location: '.$folder.$files[$rand]); // Voila!
?>

Just edit
$folder='';
To the images directory, like $folder= 'http://www.thepikaclub.com/images/'

http://photomatt.net/scripts/randomimage

[stevie_2]

Cheers bud i think got it working, we owe you, big
You don't have to change anything if you upload the file into the same directory directory as where the images are!

Time to get working on sigs

EDIT
Ha, just got it working on the avatar thing too :lol:

[Pikachu3828]

Nice, your signature(s) and avatar(s) look really good

[Pikachu90000]

Let me try it first on a post...

[PD Wooper]

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<?php
header("Content-type: image/png");
$image = imagecreatefrompng("sig" . rand(1,6) . ".png");
imagepng($image);
?>

Does the trick for me ;3
Of course this will fetch sig1.png or whatever from the same directory.
Very short and simple *hic*

[Prof. Blake]

what do you meen upload the script how do i do that and do i get to choose what could posably come up? and if i can how?