Increase number from start date

Can anyone figure out what I'm doing wrong?

I'm trying to increase a number based on a timestamp. The number increases each second by adding a random number from 1 to 10.

The number increases and then decreases, but how can I stop it from decreasing?


<?php

$start_time = 1266967333; //Start time timestamp
$number_start = 100; //Start value of number
$random_increase = mt_rand(1,10); //Increments per second

echo floor($number_start+(((time()-$start_time)/1)*$random_increase));

?>


Thanks!

The number decreases because you run the script with a random number and then run it again with a different random number.

You are not incrementing anything as there is no loop.

Add:


echo $random_increase;


And you'll see that the lower the random the lower the number.. the higher the higher.

This code increments by the same random number 1 times a second for 101 seconds.


<?php

$start_time = 1266967333; //Start time timestamp
$number_start = 100; //Start value of number
$random_increase = mt_rand(1,10); //Increments per second

for ($x = 1; $x <=100; $x++) { //loops until x=101
$answer = floor($number_start+(((time()-$start_time)/1)*$random_increase));
echo $answer. "<br>";
sleep(1); //pause 1 second
}
?>

This code increments by the same random number 1 times a second for 101 seconds.


<?php

$start_time = 1266967333; //Start time timestamp
$number_start = 100; //Start value of number
$random_increase = mt_rand(1,10); //Increments per second

for ($x = 1; $x <=100; $x++) { //loops until x=101
$answer = floor($number_start+(((time()-$start_time)/1)*$random_increase));
echo $answer. "<br>";
sleep(1); //pause 1 second
}
?>


Thanks for the help! I tried your example and it still doesn't seem to work.

So I guess it's impossible, since as you mentioned it uses a different number each time?

Using that code on my webserver produces a working result. It looks like this:

166202
166204
166206
166208
166210

If I refresh the page it gets a different random number and gives a different result but increments using that number. Is that what you are looking for?

Using that code on my webserver produces a working result. It looks like this:

166202
166204
166206
166208
166210

If I refresh the page it gets a different random number and gives a different result but increments using that number. Is that what you are looking for?

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm looking for.

Basically, just a way to increment the number by adding a random number from 1-10.

For example:

166202
166207
166208
166210
166218

It always increases (the reason I'm using a timestamp), but randomly increases without following any particular pattern.

Thanks again for your help.

Try this:


<?php
$number = 100; //sets minimum first number
for ($y = 0; $y <= 100; $y++) { //loops until $y = 101
$z = mt_rand(1,10); //generate a random nuber between 1 and 10
$number = $number + $z; //add the last number displayed to the random number
echo $number . "<br />"; // print number to screen
}
?>