"B. Fongo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 29/03/2004 13:54:54:
> Does MySQL provide a way of selecting a limited number of rows at
> random? From a query that might return several rows, I want MySQL to
> return six rows at random at each time.
>
> For instance:
>
> Select * from [table] where [condition];
>
> 200 rows (0.0 sec)
>
>
> Now - I need 6 rows at random.
SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 6 ;
Alec
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