> I have a database of 5.6 million records and I need to choose 5000 random
> records. What would that query look like?
select * from records order by rand() limit 5000;
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destiney - (des-ti-ny) - n. 1. deity of all things "html", 2. common
internet addict, 3. lover of late 80's heavy metal music, 4. Activist
for the terminally un-elite; see also - cool guy, des, mr. php...
It's 4:00am, your web site is still up, why are you?
http://phplinks.org/ http://destiney.com/
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