This is a pretty good alternative random image script of a server-side Perl or shell script. It simply stores a list of image pathnames and, when the page is being built up, writes an instruction to display one of them, chosen at random.

Use this script to pick 16 random numbers. Lottery, for fun, whatever.

This script creates a normal link that goes to a random destination, selected from a pool of URLs.

This is a JavaScript that allows you to display a random quote out of a super-sized collection of 160 messages.

Gets the current date from the users system then displays the correct image for that date, all images are held on our server so you dont have to host them yourself.

This powerful script creates a normal link that goes to a random destination, selected from *all* the links on the page it's added to.

Send the user to a randomly-selected URL. The 'onClick' handler for the button calls a simple random selection function that is defined in the header of this script. The function sets the HREF of the object to the value returned by the script, and then sends the user off to the appropriate URL.

Interpolate a random string into a page when it is displayed. This technique could be used as an alternative to server-side includes for those who don't have them or don't want to overload the server.