[Kedox]

I've been using mt_rand, is there any more fair ways to generate a number however?

Thanks

[Omniscient]

I've been using mt_rand, is there any more fair ways to generate a number however?

Thanks

What's wrong with mt_rand? Does it not do something you need?

[Kedox]

What's wrong with mt_rand?  Does it not do something you need?

Trying to most fairly generate a number between 0 and 100. I was curious if it was the most fair or if there is better options

[gianni]

mt_rand is completely fine for what you need.

Edit:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2876...d-and-rand
enjoy the quick read on why its good

[Kedox]

mt_rand is completely fine for what you need.

What I need it for is dice gambling, so most fair option is important

[SuperiorUser]

mt_rand eventually produces predictable data overtime.
https://www.soliantconsulting.com/blog/s...omness-php
"If you have the mcrypt library installed you could use mcrypt_create_iv() as it's believed to be a secure source of random bytes. If you are on PHP 7 you can call either random_bytes() or random_int() "
also
https://www.openwall.com/lists/announce/2013/11/04/1

[Disease]

...If you are on PHP 7 you can call either random_bytes() or random_int() "...

If you're not, please update or contact your host immediately and demand they update. The entire PHP 5.x branch is unsupported as of January 1st of this year. In fact, 7.0 turned end-of-life a couple months ago as well. Being on anything less than 7.1, though preferably 7.2, is not good. But yes, random_bytes() or random_int() would be a solid way to go. Both generate cryptographically secure psuedo-random return. Obviously random_int() returns a number, making it more suitable for the OP's need.

[Charger]

Anything you do outside of a built in function will lead to less randomness and more predictability.

[QRCode]

[Squito]

QRCode:

str_shuffle
This function does not generate cryptographically secure values, and should not be used for cryptographic purposes.

https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-shuffle.php
Please stop giving people bad advices/solutions.