<?php $bg = array('bg-01.jpg', 'bg-02.jpg', 'bg-03.jpg', 'bg-04.jpg', 'bg-05.jpg', 'bg-06.jpg', 'bg-07.jpg' ); // array of filenames $i = rand(0, count($bg)-1); // generate random number size of the array $selectedBg = "$bg[$i]"; // set variable equal to which random filename was chosen ?> <style type="text/css"> body{ background: url(images/<?php echo $selectedBg; ?>) no-repeat; } </style>