Emulating shuffle function

[CharlieSmith]

In PHP 7.1 , PHP changed the internal randomization algorithm of the shuffle() function and related functions.

technically, this is a more correct randomizer, but it changed how things get shuffled.

When something has been a certain way for years, the change has been an issue to me.

Upon reading some, the mt_srand() function now has a flag to use for backwards compatibility.

My question is how can I use this to emulate the old shuffle function so it works the way it used to prior to PHP 7.1?

[jimbopp]

Im no pro but maybe look into this regarding your function; https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mt-srand.php

Try mt_rand() ??

[skawid]

What are you trying to do, that your code relies on a certain shuffling algorithm?