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PHP: Generate Random Record
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<? | |
// define your query | |
$your_query = "SELECT * FROM yourtable WHERE match1=\'yes\' AND match2<>\'yes\' AND ondate >=".date("Ymd").""; | |
// count the number of rows returned that match the query | |
$rowcnt = mysql_num_rows(mysql_query($your_query)); | |
// generate a random number between 0 and the number of rows found (always -1) | |
$randvar = rand (0,$rowcnt-1); | |
// get the random record (in this case 1) by using the LIMIT statement which uses the record number generated in $randvar | |
$your_result = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query("SELECT * FROM yourtable WHERE match1=\'yes\' AND match2<>\'yes\' AND date >=".date("Ymd")." LIMIT ".$randvar.", 1")); | |
if ($your_result) { // check if there is a result | |
if so, here comes whatever you intend to do with the random record, | |
echo $your_result["field"]; | |
} | |
?> | |
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