splash script

Well as you see I want to add a random splash page to the front page that users will make. Here is the deal. I'm using this code.

[CODE]< ?
$images = array("splash/ax.htm","splash/sidez1.htm","splash/sidez2.htm","splash/qtone1.htm");
srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
$max = count($images) -1;
$splash_num = rand(0, $max);

require("$images[$splash_num]");
? >[/CODE]

Here is the problem. I have the pages in a folder called splash. No problem there. But, the images are inside the splash folder in a folder called images. They are not loading. The script is trying to call the root images folder and I don't want to clutter that one up with all these new images. How can I point it to the images/ folder inside the splash folder??


Also new problem. The main page of this site is index.php
This is a php script. Now how the heck am I supposed to have this random splash page load as an index page/first page when the main page is already called index.php (and don't tell me to rename that one because I'll have to change every link in the site). I can call this splash page index.htm or something but then the .php code won't work. Sighs.....

Anyone?

And if anyone knows of an automated way of doing this PLEASE speak up. As it is I'm going to have to manually do every page. I could make up a database but I'm not exactly sure about that....

Ok, well I can fake it using a hidden frame but I hate doing that.

Hunkorama come save me!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe point it to: ~splashes/images

index.html with a auto redirection to splash.php, maybe

Well I have it working now in a hidden frame. Oh well. I'm sure there is a much better way but this had to be a quickie...

redirecting from index.html to splash.php won't work I dont think. Not sure about it on a windows server, but on apache/linux, .php takes precedence over .html

Originally posted by Axiom
redirecting from index.html to splash.php won't work I dont think. Not sure about it on a windows server, but on apache/linux, .php takes precedence over .html

yea, that was the only thing i was unsure of, but i thought id suggest it anyway

How can I point it to the images/ folder inside the splash folder??

You could always use a relative path such as /splash/images/whatever.gif. This basically tell the browser to fetch the image at http://www.teamphotoshop.com/splash/images/whatever.gif.

Now how the heck am I supposed to have this random splash page load as an index page/first page when the main page is already called index.php...

Call your splash screen splash.php or something. Then create a .htaccess file in your main www directory. Put DirectoryIndex splash.php in it.

There, all your problems solved!

yeah I did that and used index.htm then used a one pixel frame and used the main page as the splash.php, seems to work so far...