[$10] Code this for me. (Pick number from txt file and display it on site)

[thizzladen]

I need someone to code this for me.

I want to upload a txt file to the root of my website. There will be roughly 40,000 lines of five digit numbers in that text file. The code I want developed will pick ONE number randomly out of that text file and display it on the users screen. I don't think this would be hard at all to do. But I want to be able to place the code anywhere in my wordpress templates and wherever I place it, the random-picked number will display.

Please post here or PM me if you can do this, I will not pay upfront. I want this developed ASAP, but if you have any questions, please post here or PM me as well.

Regards,
-thizz

thizzladen Reviewed by thizzladen on 31st May 2011. [$10] Code this for me. (Pick number from txt file and display it on site) I need someone to code this for me. I want to upload a txt file to the root of my website. There will be roughly 40,000 lines of five digit numbers in that text file. The code I want developed will pick ONE number randomly out of that text file and display it on the users screen. I don't think this would be hard at all to do. But I want to be able to place the code anywhere in my wordpress templates and wherever I place it, the random-picked number will display. Please post here or PM me Rating: 5

[t3od0r]

you will write those numbers?

you can use mt_rand(10000,99999) if you want to show random numbers

[Cory]

First, Download and Install this plugin for WordPress;

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exec-php/

or Search: Exec-PHP

This will allow you execute php from posts, pages and widgets.

Upload text file to a directory, such as;

wp-content/uploads/list/

However you plan to use this; posts, pages or widget; Go there and place this code.

<?php

$file = "list.txt";

$random = file($file);
echo $random[array_rand($random)];

?>

Make sure you, change:

$file = "list.txt"; 

to:

$file = "wp-content/uploads/list/list.txt"; 

or whatever the path is...

[thizzladen]

Wow, thanks Cory. Lemme try to see if that works.

[thizzladen]

Hey, bro. It works perfectly.

I have one question, tho. How do I change the font size, type, etc.?

[Cory]

Just wrap this into a div or any html code;

echo $random[array_rand($random)]; 

Example:

echo "<div class='define-class'>".$random[array_rand($random)]."</div>"; 

or

echo "<div style='size: 14px; color: red;'>".$random[array_rand($random)]."</div>"; 

To make it easier, we're going to make the echo a variable.

<?php

$file = "list.txt";

$random = file($file);
$genRandom = $random[array_rand($random)];

?>

Then;

echo "<div class='define-class'>$genRandom</div>"; 

or

echo "<div style='size: 14px; color: red;'>$genRandom</div>"; 

<?php

$file = "list.txt";

$random = file($file);
$genRandom = $random[array_rand($random)];

echo "<div class='define-class'>$genRandom</div>";
?>

[thizzladen]

Does anyone know how I would be able to do this in Javascript? I want to add the PHP code in a .js file and call it on my single.php in Wordpress, but when I add the code it doesn't work at all .

[pi0tr3k]

Edit, nvm.