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array_rand: Pick one or more random entries out of an array


<?php
   $states = array("Ohio" => "Columbus", "Iowa" => "Des Moines","Arizona" => "Phoenix");
   $randomStates = array_rand($states, 2);
   print_r($randomStates);
?>








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