Re: mt_rand() - the same forever?

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I know, but I *want* to seed it. My goal is to have a fixed
pseudorandom sequence for each integer (seed) and I don't want those
sequences to change regarding PHP version.

Janek

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Richard Heyes <richard@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I wonder whether I can rely on the stability of mt_srand() and
>> mt_rand(). I want them to generate the same sequence for a fixed seed,
>> regardless of PHP version. Do you think I can trust it?
>> Janek
>
> Keep in mind (if you're not already) that mt_rand() doesn't
> technically need to be seeded.
>
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