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// Get random numbers loaded into array
   $v = array();
   for ($i=0; $i<$config["showprofiles"]; $i++){
   $rand=rand(0,count($images1)-1);
   for ($j=0; $j<$i; $j++) { if ($rand != $v[$j]) {} else echo "need to make loop to generate a new number";
        // if all fields in array have been verified as unique then set this field.
	if ($j=$i) {$v[$i]=$rand;}}
   return $v;
}