SQL: SELECT random number of rows

maxtmax — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:17:19 +0000

Here’s a quick way of requesting a random number of rows from a MySQL database:

SELECT * FROM  order by rand() limit ;

tablename: is the name of the table you wish to access

n: is thenumber of rows you wish to return

Be careful though, don’t use this logic on a database with a large record, the performance will be unpleasant.

Max Titov IV @ TechSplice » database