This recent thread from the mysql list explains a lot about the
problem.
http://lists.mysql.com/cgi-ez/ezmlm-cgi?1:mss:15034
hth,
Doug
On Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:24:57 +0100, Frank Keessen wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I'm trying to get a random record each time this script runs; Only it's giving me
>everytime the first record back.. No random at all..
>
>// generate and execute query
>$query = "SELECT stedenid, naamstad, stadomschrijvk FROM steden ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT
>1";
>$result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Error in query: $query. " . mysql_error());
>$row = mysql_fetch_object($result);
>echo $row->naamstad;
>
>
>Version info;
>
>PHP 4.3.1
>Mysql 3.23.54
>
>When i'm trying to excute the SELECT statement in phpmyadmin; i'm only getting the
>first record back and when i'm taking off the LIMIT 1 it will display all the records
>in ascending order so also not in random..
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Frank
>
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