Random Quotes

[mendhak]

Hi,
I came across this link: http://www.oxyscripts.com/view_tutorial.php?id=51

for a random quote generator. But I have a couple questions:


Question 1:
Since this script uses an array, doesn't this mean all the elements in the array will eat up memory? So a list of say, 200 quotes using the array method is advisable or inadvisable?


Question 2:
I had another idea to do the same thing. I can create a txt file with all the quotes on separate lines. I can then use

$fileget = file("quotes.txt"); 

and then choose an array element from fileget[] at random. So the question here is, if I use the $fileget method, does this too eat up as much memory as the other method?

Question 3:
What is the best method to do this?


Thanks a bunch.

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by mendhak
Question 3:
What is the best method to do this?

MySQL database. Otherwise, your second method would probably be best...although fileget() is not a function?

[The Hobo]

I'm not sure how much memory this would take up, or how slow it would be, but you can always try and find out:

$f = explode("\n", file('filename.txt'));
echo $f[$randomNumber];

And then kill the array right after you've used it.

[mendhak]

Thanks. I'll be sticking to method 1 then, since I don't know how to work with dbs in PHP.

Btw, fileget was the name of the array.

$fileget = file("quotes.txt");


puts each line of quotes.txt into an element of the array fileget[].

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by mendhak
Thanks. I'll be sticking to method 1 then, since I don't know how to work with dbs in PHP.

Btw, fileget was the name of the array.

$fileget = file("quotes.txt");


puts each line of quotes.txt into an element of the array fileget[].

Oh, I understand what you mean now. You didn't have the $ on there when you were talking about it.

Then that method is going to take up the same amount of memory as just creating a hardcoded array. You're just going to load it in different ways.

Working with databases is easy in PHP. Why not learn?

[mendhak]

Originally posted by The Hobo

Working with databases is easy in PHP. Why not learn?

Point me in the right direction, and I will.

A link to a tut for that would be very helpful... I haven't really found many good ones.