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<html> 
<head> 
  <title>Generate Your Wu-Name</title> 
</head> 
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 

<h2>Generate Your Wu-Name</h2> 
<p><hr size=1 noshade></p> 

  <form action="<?=$SCRIPT_NAME?>" method="POST"> 
    <p><b>Enter your Name: </b><br> 
    <input type="text" name="realname" size=25> &nbsp; &nbsp; 
    <input type="submit" value="Submit"> 
    </p> 
  </form> 

<p><hr size=1 noshade></p> 

<? 
if ($REQUEST_METHOD == "POST") 
{ 
    $displayname = $realname; 
    $realname = strtolower($realname); 

    /*== generate seed number from name submitted ==*/ 
    $len = strlen($realname); 
    $seed = 0; $s = 0; 

    for ($e=1; $e<=$len; $e++) 
    { 
      $chr = substr($realname,$s,$e); 
      $seed = $seed + ord($chr)*$e; 

      $s=$e; 
    } 

    /*== read in the two files into the arrays ==*/ 
    $adj_array = file("wu_adjs"); 
    $noun_array = file("wu_nouns"); 

    /*== set random seed ==*/ 
    srand($seed); 

    /*== get the random numbers for each name first/last or adj/noun ==*/
    $arnd = rand(0,sizeof($adj_array)-1);
    $nrnd = rand(0,sizeof($noun_array)-1);

    /*== create name from random numbers ==*/
    $wuname = "$adj_array[$arnd] $noun_array[$nrnd]";

    print "<p><font size=4><b>$displayname</b> from this day forward you <br>you will also be known as ";
    print "<font size='+1'><b> $wuname </b></font></font></p>";

  }
?>

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