Return Random Record via MySQL

Posted by Chris in Web Development   |   October 3rd, 2009   |    1 comment

There are many practical and frequently used methods requiring a random record to be called. For instance, when you see “featured profiles” or random customer comments on a website, they are most likely using a function to call a random record.

In addition, this function can allow you to display data in a random order.

Here’s how it works:

SELECT field_1, field_2, field_3, field_4
FROM table_name
WHERE parameter = 1
ORDER BY RAND()
LIMIT 1

It’s that simple. Please post your feedback!

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