How to generate words instead of characters?

PHP
1

I’m using a script which generates words, but instead of generating words, it generates characters instead and mixes them up.

This is the code

<?php 
function FirstNames($numchar) 
{ 
    $word = "Jason, Abdul, Aria, Demi, Paul"; 
    $array=explode(",",$word); 
    shuffle($array); 
    $newstring = implode($array,""); 
    return substr($newstring, 0, $numchar); 
} 


?>

And this is the code which i use to echo the results, it’s like a name generator basically.

<?php

$num_letters = rand(5, 20);
echo FirstNames($num_letters);
?>

Someone gave me the script, hence i didn’t write it myself, but the use was originally intended to generate a random string such as “abs783” not actual words.

2 

function RandFirstName () {
  $words = array( 'Jason', 'Abdul', 'Aria', 'Demi', 'Paul' ); // Fill this in.
  return $words[ array_rand( $words ) ];
}

echo RandFirstName();
3

Thanks for the reply, so do i replace the top half of the code with the one you posted? and keep the bottom half the same? (ie the part where i want the string to display)?

Edit: I see now, i’ve done it. Works just fine. Thanks for that. Say i wanted to generate two words, how would i go about that?
Say i wanted to generate “Abdul and Peter”

4

Don’t keep the bottom half, and can change most if not all of the code in the top half to what I provided.

5

I see now, i’ve done it. Works just fine. Thanks for that. Say i wanted to generate two words, how would i go about that?
Say i wanted to generate “Abdul and Peter”

P.S i’m working on a name generator, and i will be sure to credit you on my site for your help.

6

Well the easiest way would be to run the function twice…but there is that chance of repeat names. But if you have a large data set of names in, it would be very rare.