PHP shuffle() Function – Randomly Shuffle an Array

This article explains the PHP shuffle() function, describing its purpose of randomly reordering array elements, the required array parameter, the boolean return value, and provides a complete example with sample output to illustrate its usage.

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PHP shuffle() Function – Randomly Shuffle an Array

The shuffle() function randomizes the order of elements in an array.

Signature: bool shuffle(array &$array) Parameters: array – The array to be shuffled.

Return value: Returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.

Example:

<?php
$numbers = range(1, 20);
shuffle($numbers);
foreach ($numbers as $number) {
    echo "$number ";
}
?>

Sample output (one possible result):

16 9 18 13 2 7 20 10 1 15 6 19 14 3 4 11 5 12 17 8
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