Comments on: Faster Way to Get a Random Row MySQL http://k2xl.com/wordpress/2010/03/04/faster-way-to-get-a-random-row-mysql/ Flash, Web, Casual Games, Interactive Development Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Robert Hartung http://k2xl.com/wordpress/2010/03/04/faster-way-to-get-a-random-row-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 Robert Hartung Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:38 +0000 http://k2xl.com/wordpress/2010/03/04/faster-way-to-get-a-random-row-mysql/#comment-3160 Another solution is on my blog at http://rhcms.de/blog.php ;-) Nice workaround anyway. Another solution is on my blog at http://rhcms.de/blog.php ;-) Nice workaround anyway.

]]> By: Dano http://k2xl.com/wordpress/2010/03/04/faster-way-to-get-a-random-row-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Dano Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:39:10 +0000 http://k2xl.com/wordpress/2010/03/04/faster-way-to-get-a-random-row-mysql/#comment-3114 Nice workaround, thanks for sharing. Other solution will be(with php/mysql): $total_rows = your_query_invoker("SELECT Count(*) FROM your_table"); $pos = rand(0,$total_rows); $sql = "SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE something LIMIT $pos,1" The most important thing is that the rand is in php, and consume few CPU. I know that need two calls to MySQL, but if not close the socket connection it is not a big problem. Nice workaround, thanks for sharing.

Other solution will be(with php/mysql):

$total_rows = your_query_invoker(“SELECT Count(*) FROM your_table”);

$pos = rand(0,$total_rows);

$sql = “SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE something LIMIT $pos,1″

The most important thing is that the rand is in php, and consume few CPU. I know that need two calls to MySQL, but if not close the socket connection it is not a big problem.

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