PHP lorem ipsum function

This handy PHP function lets you quickly and easily insert greek text into your test sites. Usage is detailed below.

					
function loremIpsum($number, $units = 'paragraphs') {

    $number = (int) $number;

    $source    = 'lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum';
    $words     = explode(' ', $source);
    $units     = strtolower($units);
    $output = [];

    for ($i = 0; $i < $number; $i ++) {

        shuffle($words);
        
        // Define how many words go into each unit type
        if ($units === 'words') {

            $result = array_slice($words, 0, $number);

            return ucfirst(implode(' ', $result));

        } 
        
        if ($units === 'sentences') {

            $slice = array_slice($words, 0, rand(7, 15));
            $output[] = ucfirst(implode(' ', $slice)) . '.';

        } 
        
        if ($units === 'paragraphs') {

            $slice = array_slice($words, 0, rand(40, 80));
            $output[] = ucfirst(implode(' ', $slice)) . '.';

        }
    }

    $glue = ($units === 'paragraphs') ? "\n\n" : ' ';

    return implode($glue, $output);

}

echo loremIpsum(5, 'words'); // Outputs 5 words
echo loremIpsum(10, 'sentences'); // Outputs 10 sentances
echo loremIpsum(rand(5, 10)); // Outputs 5–10 paragrpahs