How to code a PHP sequence array. Help.

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Been googling, and I haven't found how to do an array that goes in sequence. Found how to do a random one.

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What I'm trying to achieve is an array that goes in order from 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Then starts back at 1 when it reaches the end. Basically, when someone clicks on a link it goes through the array and loads the next number. It goes up by clicks for everyone. Meaning Person A gets 1, Person B gets 2, and so on.
 

I imagine this is fairly simple? Could someone show me or direct me to a website explaining? Thanks.
                  
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                Well the biggest problem will be the array for all users, they are controlled by a per page load basis. If you held it in a database then loaded it, going at random or some 50/50 chance would be easy. 
     
    
To populate an array like you ask all you need to do is
     
    
$links[] = 'site1';
    
$links[] = 'site2';
     
    
this will add it to the end of the array, in the order you are looking for.
     
    
Ok just to elaborate a little array pushing is used in many languages, you can do the same with the
     
    
array_push function http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-push.php
     
    
array_push($links,"site url");
     
    
but it use to be faster to do the way I mentioned above, I haven't tested it in a long time tho.
            
     
       
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                Then you would do a count check 
     
    
$arr_size = count($links);
     
    
if($user_click_count > ($arr_size - 1)) {
    
        $user_click_count = 0; //reset to 0 since we were at the end
    
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                Thanks guys!
     
    
Going with Brandon's method. Testing it, seems like it'll work out great.
            
     
       
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                  Been googling, and I haven't found how to do an array that goes in sequence. Found how to do a random one. 
 

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  // Create the array $links = array(); // Populare the array $links[0] = "http://www.site.com/ads1.php"; $links[1] = "http://www.site.com/ads2.php"; $links[2] = "http://www.site.com/ads3.php"; // Count links $num = count($links); // Randomize order $random = rand(0, $num-1); // Print random link echo $links[$random];
What I'm trying to achieve is an array that goes in order from 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Then starts back at 1 when it reaches the end. Basically, when someone clicks on a link it goes through the array and loads the next number. It goes up by clicks for everyone. Meaning Person A gets 1, Person B gets 2, and so on.
                
     
     
     
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