array_randDescriptionThis function selects num_elements elements at random from the array given by array and returns their keys as elements in a new array. If num_elements is 1 or omitted, a single key is returned. Otherwise, an indexed array is returned; the selected keys are the element values in the returned array. Since array_rand() internally uses the rand() function, you should use srand() before calling array_rand() to ensure the greatest possible randomness.
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