# Official Footer Randomization Thread

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/official-footer-randomization-thread/155873>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [July 20, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/official-footer-randomization-thread/155873 "2005-07-20T23:53:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/official-footer-randomization-thread/155873/1 "2005-07-20T23:53:51Z")

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Alright, I wrote a little script for you kiddies to use, although I’m sure it could be optimized:

```php
<?php

/ ******************* /
/ ***Intructions*** /
/ ******************* /

/* Follow these simple instructions to get this working on your own
* server.
*
* 1) Place this file anywhere in your server, it doesn't matter in
* the slightest where you place it...
*
* 2) Change the $dir variable under the configuration header to be
* the path to where your images are located. This should be the
* absolute path from the root of the server.
*
* 3) OPTIONAL: If you use a different filename than 'phrases.txt'
* for your generated file phrases, put the filename in the
* $phrases variable under the configuration header. It should 
* be loacted inside the $dir folder.
*
* 4) If you're going to use the file generation, then you must
* define a font file. It must be in TrueType format. It is
* easiest to get this from a friend using Windows if you can't
* find one on your Mac.
*
* You're done. Congratulations. Simply link to this file in your
* images.
*/

/ ********************* /
/ ***Configuration*** /
/ ********************* /

// The directory in which your images and phrases.txt file are located
$dir = "/home/nokrev6/public_html/images/kirupa_footers/";
$phrases = "phrases.txt";
$font = "MyriadPro-Bold.otf";

$make_footer = rand ( 0, 2 );

if ( $make_footer == 0 && file_exists ( $font ) && 
	file_exists ( $dir.$phrases ) ) { // Make footer

	// Decide on Contents
	$strings = explode ( "
", file_get_contents($dir.$phrases) );
	$string = $strings[rand ( 1, count( $strings ) )-1];
		
	$backgrounds = array (
		array ( 77, 52, 55 ),
		array ( 63, 82, 95 ),
		array ( 79, 95, 63 )
	);
	
	$colors = array (
		array ( 242, 222, 224 ),
		array ( 199, 216, 227 ),
		array ( 211, 234, 187 )
	);
	
	$pallet = rand(1,count($backgrounds))-1;
	
	$bg = $backgrounds[$pallet];
	$cl = $colors[$pallet];

	// Create Image
	$im = @imagecreate(300, 60);
	$background_color = imagecolorallocate($im, $bg[0], $bg[1], $bg[2]);
	$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, $cl[0], $cl[1], $cl[2]);
	imageantialias($im, 1);
	if ( strlen ( $string ) > 25 ) {
		imagettftext($im, 14, 0, 15, 35, $text_color, $font, $string);
	} elseif ( strlen ( $string ) > 15 ) {
		imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 15, 36, $text_color, $font, $string);
	} else {
		imagettftext($im, 28, 0, 15, 41, $text_color, $font, $string);
	}

	// Flush the output
	header("Content-type: image/png");
	imagepng($im);
	imagedestroy($im);
	
} elseif ( $make_footer >= 1 ) { // Get existing footers

	// Get Files
	$dh = opendir($dir);
	while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) {
		if ( $filename != $phrases ) {
			$files[] = $filename;
		}
	}
	
	sort($files);
	
	// Remove . and ..
	array_shift($files);
	array_shift($files);
	
	// Count and Randomize
	$rand = rand(1, count($files))-1;
	
	switch ( strstr($files[$rand],".") ) {
		case ".jpg":
		case ".jpeg":
			header("Content-type: image/jpeg");
			break;
		case ".gif":
			header("Content-type: image/gif");
			break;
		case ".png":
			header("Content-type: image/png");
			break;
	}

	include("../../images/kirupa_footers/".$files[$rand]);

}

?>

```

**Update** : It now supports jpg, jpeg, png, and gif.

**Second Update** : It now sends the headers correctly, and decreases the size on longer text.

Also, it always uses the same image on a page, due to your browser’s caching.