Random image generator
The randimg.cgi CGI program is a simple CGI program which
allows a random image to be displayed. The displayed image
will be any image in a directory you specify.
The basic idea is that you specify the program name and give a directory like:
<img src="http://www.peak.org/cgi-bin/randimg.cgi?directory">
<img src="http://www.peak.org/cgi-bin/randimg.cgi?~regan/Images/">
Unfortunately, some browsers treat the above as a cachable item.
If you want more than one image in the web page, change the URL such as:
<img src="http://www.peak.org/cgi-bin/randimg.cgi?~regan/Images/&1">
<img src="http://www.peak.org/cgi-bin/randimg.cgi?~regan/Images/&2">
To avoid allowing people to look at just any directory, this program requires
that the file .ImageDir exist in the directory containing the images.
You can pick up a
tar archive
of this package to run on your site.