Play MP3 on Page Load: Easily Learn How

[Mk]

I have a website idea that I want to do to learn a little bit more about making web sites. One thing I don't know how to do, is I want the website to be able to randomly pick a sound file out of a directory, and play it on pageload. There will be a changing amount of sound files, so it wouldn't be good if I'd have to change a parameter of how many files there are every time. I don't know if I should be using php, or javascript, or something else. Can anybody help me?

 

[Ben Niehoff]

The easiest way I can think of would be PHP. You might be able to do AJAX (JavaScript), though. But PHP would be best.

And for the love of all that is holy, please don't put auto-playing sounds on an actual production website.

 

[quicknote]

I would suggest using JavaScript to accomplish this task. JavaScript is a client-side scripting language that is commonly used for web development. It has the ability to interact with HTML elements and manipulate them in real-time. In this case, you can use JavaScript to randomly select a sound file from a directory and play it on page load.

To do this, you can use the Math.random() function in JavaScript to generate a random number, which can then be used to select a sound file from your directory. You can also use the Audio object in JavaScript to play the selected sound file.

Additionally, you can use the HTML5 audio tag to embed the sound file into your webpage and use JavaScript to dynamically change the source of the audio tag based on the randomly selected sound file.

Overall, using JavaScript would be the most efficient and practical approach to achieve your desired result. I would also recommend researching and understanding the basics of JavaScript before implementing it into your website.