If called without the optional min, max arguments rand() returns a pseudo-random integer between 0 and RAND_MAX. If you want a random number between 5 and 15 (inclusive), for example, use rand (5, 15).
Bemærk: On some platforms (such as Windows) RAND_MAX is only 32768. If you require a range larger than 32768, specifying min and max will allow you to create a range larger than RAND_MAX, or consider using mt_rand() instead.
Bemærk: Fra PHP 4.2.0, er det ikke nødvendigt at salte generatoren til tilfældige numre med srand() eller mt_srand(), da det nu gøres automatisk.
Bemærk: In versions before 3.0.7 the meaning of max was range. To get the same results in these versions the short example should be rand (5, 11) to get a random number between 5 and 15.
See also: srand(), getrandmax(), and mt_rand().