how to load a different image on a web page

[ipy2006]

Other than the JavaScript of timing and rotating images every few
seconds or minutes, is there a way to uniquely load a different
picture every time a browser open a page?
Thanks,
yip

 

[Ben Bacarisse]

Other than the JavaScript of timing and rotating images every few
seconds or minutes, is there a way to uniquely load a different
picture every time a browser open a page?

This is a case for a server-side script. It is a matter of a few
minutes and will work for all your visitors (that view images).

The "other than" is rather odd since JS will not work "every time" but
only some times.

 

[the red dot]

Other than the JavaScript of timing and rotating images every few
seconds or minutes, is there a way to uniquely load a different
picture every time a browser open a page?
Thanks,
yip

php
http://alistapart.com/articles/randomizer/

 

[cwdjrxyz]

Other than the JavaScript of timing and rotating images every few
seconds or minutes, is there a way to uniquely load a different
picture every time a browser open a page?
Thanks,
yip

You actually can use javascript to load an image at random every time
the page is opened or refreshed. You can also add noscript to select a
single image to display if script is turned off on the viewing
browser. If you have access to php on the server, a php script can be
used to do the same thing, and it can not be turned off by the viewer.
See an example at http://wineFAQ.hostexcellence.com with the external
script at http://wineFAQ.hostexcellence.com/wine/rand2.js . The main
thing to watch is that the array used will tolerate no errors. Just a
single missing or extra character in the array can completely kill the
script.