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Created March 22, 2018 14:27
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Fastest way to get random files from a directory (Recursively)
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GetRandomFilesFromDirectoryRecursively.php
<?php
$directory = '/folder/name/etc';
$length = 100;
$command = 'find "' . $directory . '" -type f | shuf -n ' . $length . ';';
exec($command, $paths);
// $paths will contain every files with their paths as an array
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