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PHP mt_srand Function – Seeding the Random Number Generator

The article explains PHP's mt_srand() function for seeding the Mersenne Twister random number generator, describes its optional integer seed parameter, notes that it returns no value, and provides a complete example with code and sample output.

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PHP mt_srand Function – Seeding the Random Number Generator

The mt_srand() function in PHP seeds the Mersenne Twister random number generator with an optional integer seed; if no seed is supplied, PHP uses a default value.

Parameter

int $seed – optional seed value.

Return value

None.

Example

Sample output:

721705391
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