# Random image in backgroud **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 2, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077 "2004-08-02T16:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jusko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jusko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jusko)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/1 "2004-08-02T16:58:43Z")
Hello! Im developing a website and I want that each time someone enters the site or refreshes the home page, a new image shows randomly in the background. Any help??? thanks, jusko ---
**Author:** ![signifer123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@signifer123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/signifer123)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/2 "2004-08-02T17:03:58Z")
this flash or html? ---
**Author:** ![ruski\_flasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ruski\_flasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruski_flasher)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/3 "2004-08-02T17:05:02Z")
//offtopic-why is it always 1337? [as in 1337 hAx0r] ---
**Author:** ![jusko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jusko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jusko)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/4 "2004-08-02T17:07:23Z")
its in html… but its better if its done in flash??? ---
**Author:** ![signifer123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@signifer123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/signifer123)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/5 "2004-08-02T17:08:11Z")
no its jjust i’m not good with pictuees and html so i can’t tell you how ot do that, sorry ---
**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:** [August 2, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/6 "2004-08-02T17:09:45Z")
you could link to a php page for the background, send headers in the php that tells it that it’s an image, and also return a random image 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nykoelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@nykoelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nykoelle)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/7 "2004-08-04T23:07:56Z")
yea, you’ll have to use php. Somethign with rand. Have the background images named numbers, like 1.gif 2.gif 3.gif then have: ```php ... ``` ---
**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:** [August 5, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-in-backgroud/118077/8 "2004-08-05T03:51:19Z")
well that works too… and is shorter 😃