This difference between using a 40 mb table and 4mb table with the same traffic was a 70 server load versus a .9 server load. So it was the amount of data that I was selecting that was choking this feature.
----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Thanks for that I implemented to my Random code. Same problem that select * >portion is just a nightmare. Remember I selecting 38mb of data when I do >that. > >What I want to do is jump to a Valid random row. Now If I didn't delete >content often that would be easy grab the last autoincremented row_id and >get a random number between 1 and End Jump to that row to create the link. >Very fast. Zero load > >So what I am trying is this. > >$last_row ="SELECT from firebase_content LAST_INSERT_ID()"; >$last_row_query = $dbi->query($last_row); >$last_row_result = $row->id; > >But what I am seeing is this: > >Object id #9 > >and not the number that is in the database. > >What am I sending to this variable that is wrong? > > > >[snip] >I am wanting to display a random page from my site, But I have over >12,000 articles right now and we add over 150 per day. What I wound up >doing was a Virtual DOS attack on my own server because the 40 mb db was >being loaded to many times. > >I have tons of memory and a Dell Dual Xeon 2.8 gig. > >Can someone think up a better way of doing this? I wish Mysql would >just bring me back 1 valid random row It could be used in so many ways >it should just be a part of MySql anyway. > ><?php >ini_set("display_errors", '1'); >header("Pragma: private"); >header("Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0", false); >header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate"); >require_once("firebase.conf.php"); >$dbi = new DBI(DB_URL); >$stmt = "Select * from firebase_content ORDER BY RAND(NOW()) LIMIT 1"; >$result = $dbi->query($stmt); >while($row = $result->fetchRow()) >{ > $title = $row->title; > $cate = $row->category; > $get = "Select cat_url from firebase_categories where >cat_name='$cate'"; > $now = $dbi->query($get); > $rows = $now->fetchRow(); > $url = $rows->cat_url; > $link = $url . $title; >} >header("Location: http://www.prnewsnow.com/$link"); >exit; >/* Sudo code that I am trying to create to relieve server stress. >function randomRow(table, column) { >var maxRow = query("SELECT MAX($column) AS maxID FROM $table"); >var randomID; >var randomRow; >do { >randomID = randRange(1, maxRow.maxID); >randomRow = query("SELECT * FROM $table WHERE $column = $randomID"); >} while (randomRow.recordCount == 0); return randomRow; >} >*/ >?> >[/snip] > >Try this ... >SELECT * FROM foo ORDER BY RAND(NOW()) LIMIT 1; > >12000 rows is not huge at all, so this should be pretty quick > >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]