reproducible random number series

How can i get a series of reproducible pseudorandom numbers in PHP?

In older versions of PHP i could do that just by using the same seed in the RNG , but it does not work anymore since PHP has changed the way rand and mt_rand works.

Please also see this comment in PHP.net page:

Keep in mind that the Suhosin patch which is installed by default on many PHP-installs such as Debian and DirectAdmin completely disables the srand and mt_srand functions for encryption security reasons. To generate reproducible random numbers from a fixed seed on a Suhosin-hardened server you will need to include your own pseudorandom generator code.

link of that comment: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.srand.php#102636

Is there any solution ready? I do not have the time nor the experience to create my own pseudo-random generator code.

My goal is to have a code

<?php

   //( pseudo random code here...)

   $the_seed = 123; // 123 is just a number for demo purposes, NOT a static number

                    //...i hope you get the idea. It's just a hardcoded seed,

                    // it could be a seed based on a user-id, a date etc...

                    // we need the same output for a given seed.

   //( pseudo random code here...)



   // ...and finally

   echo $the_random_number;

 ?>

so everytime i visit this page i should get the same number.

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