> > *] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is
there an
> > *] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
> > *]
What are the requirements for 'random' and 'unique'? Do you need some sort
of cryptographic randomness? Does uniqueness be kept across tables?
If you 'only' need a unque id you could you AUTO_INCREMENT. If you want
uniqueness to carry over tables etc. you could take a look at the aproach
made by the Apache module mod_unique_id. If you need a cryptographic
randomness you should look into some litterature about the area so as to get
a better understanding of what you truly need.
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