Question

i am trying to execute a random query … at random 1-15 attacks
The below is a php query for a game.
it gets executed when a player hits the attack button. i simplified the query for simplicity’s sake.

In other words what im trying to do is///

randomly every 10 attacks to this specific ship_id run the query to insert

what i have so far is wrong in terms of the random generator but hopefully will make my point.

————————-The random hit would be below this line

        **function RandNumber($e){


  for($i=0;$i<$e;$i++){
  $rand =  $rand .  rand(0, 9);  
  }
  return $rand;

  }

  mysql_query("INSERT INTO {$game}_ships (ship_name,login_name,shipclass,class_name,class_name_abbr,fighters,max_fighters,max_shields,cargo_bays,mine_rate_metal,mine_rate_fuel,config,size,upgrades,move_turn_cost,point_value,location,login_id
    ) values(
    'FC1','$user[login_name]','427','fc','  Sc','5967','5967','10442','2003','5','45','bs:dt:ot','6','99','19','45',1,'$user[login_id]')");
  echo "<div class='success'>427 </div>";**

anyone can point me in the correct direction?

Answer 1

You need to track the hits if you want an exact number like every 10 hits, or every 9-15 hits.
you track it by running inserting a query every hit

mysql_query("INSERT INTO YOURTABLE SET hits=hits+1 LIMIT 1");

then you fetch that same hits from the db and check whether it is 10

if ($hits%10==0){INSERT YOUR QUERY IN QUESTION}

but if you want just by random from 1-15 regardless of hits count then:

  $rand =  rand(1, 15);  //but I would go with 1,5  this will be totally random, I think tracking hits is better 


  if ($rand==1){
         mysql_query("INSERT INTO {$game}_ships (ship_name,login_name,shipclass,class_name,class_name_abbr,fighters,max_fighters,max_shields,cargo_bays,mine_rate_metal,mine_rate_fuel,config,size,upgrades,move_turn_cost,point_value,location,login_id
     ) values(
      'FC1','$user[login_name]','427','fc','  Sc','5967','5967','10442','2003','5','45','bs:dt:ot','6','99','19','45',1,'$user[login_id]')");
  echo "<div class='success'>427 </div>";
  }