in reply to Random Image Displayer

You could point an IMG SRC to a perl script which did... 
... code to get random image name ...
open(IMG, $img) or die $!;
print "Content-type: image/jpeg\n\n"; #or gif, png whatever it is
{ 
  local $/;
  print <IMG>;
}
close IMG;

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or you could have a perl script running that changed a symbolic link every few seconds, and just IMG SRC that link (much less processor intensive, but doesn't change for EVERY page load...)

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Re: Re: Random Image Displayer
by LostS (Friar) on Aug 09, 2001 at 22:33 UTC
    I tried your suggestion... and I swear the server configuration is FUBAR... I am about to just get up and leave this job.

    Billy S.
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      This isn't PHPMonks, but just so you know - you can execute or include the script in PHP just like you can in SSI. To include a file, do <?include "file"?>, and to execute it, use backticks or system() as you would in perl.

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      to bad there is not a shove array function in perl... you could submit this to your superiors...
      shove @it, 'this job';

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