Hi Terry,
If you don't have too many uploads maybe you could just load them all and use a counter to only show the first three?
<?php // simple counter cutoff
$fruits = ['apples','oranges','pears','peaches','kiwis','strawberries'];
shuffle($fruits); // random order
$count = 0;
$max = 3;
?>
<?php foreach ($fruits as $fruit): ?>
<h1><?php echo $fruit; ?></h1>
<?php if (++$count >= $max) { break; } ?>
<?php endforeach ?>
Hope that helps!
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com