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PHP SQL Random
Posted on: February 4, 2009 By Deepak Kumar

The PHP SQL Random is used to fetch data randomly from database in PHP. The Rand ( ) clause is used to fetch the random data from table into the browser.

PHP SQL Random

The PHP SQL Random is used to fetch data randomly from database in PHP. The Rand ( ) clause is used to fetch the random data from table into the browser.

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The Tutorial illustrate an example from PHP SQL Random. To understand and elaborate the example we have a table 'users' that show the records of table 'users'.

Table: users

Source Code of sql_random.php

This example show you to fetch random data from database table. In this example we create select statement with ORDER BY RAND() clause in PHP. The RAND( ) clause is used to fetch data from table randomly.


<?php

  $con = mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");

  if (!$con){

  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());

  }

  mysql_select_db("test", $con);



  $result = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM users ORDER BY RAND()");



  if (!$result) {

  echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();

  exit;

  }



  $row = mysql_fetch_array($result);

  echo "<b>Email: </b>";

  echo $row['email']."<br>";

?>

when we refresh the browser, it randomly fetched the data from the table and display on the browser.

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Patrick Kershner
November 27, 2011
i want to use it as links how can i do that?

I would like to use this code to generate random search results from a recipe db, and want them to show up on the side bar. I have 7 slots i would like a random result to show up every time i visit the site, or visitor does. Is that possible?

Azeem Asim
January 18, 2012
Thanks...

Nice chunk of code. Helped me out... Thanks...

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