Random Selection of String Value

From: Mike Lepore (lepor5e_at_bestweb.net)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 03:19:59 -0400

Please tell me how I can randomly select a string from a limited set
of string, and then use it in links.

With equal probability, suppose half the time I want
to form a link to domain.com/1234/page.htm and half the time I
want to link to domain.com/5678/page.htm . I would like to be
able to put something into my link such as:
domain.com/<?php ... WHAT GOES HERE? ... ?>/page.htm

If possible, I'd like to use a method that will put either 1234 or
5678 into a variable, so that, once it's randomly chosen for a
document sent to the browser, then numerous references to that
same string value can be used on the page.

Thank you. 

--
Mike Lepore -- lepore at bestweb dot net delete the 5

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