reproducible random number series

Question

How can i get a series of reproducible pseudorandom numbers in PHP?

In older versions of PHP i could do that just by using the same seed in the RNG, but it does not work

Answer 1

One of the best random number algorithms by some metrics is Mersenne Twister. You can find a pure PHP version here (there are others).

You can then call:

init_with_integer($integer_seed)

and get the same output (for a given seed) every time.