Comments on: Returning random results with MySQL http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/ Rich Internet Application development Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: aka http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-105837 aka Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:29:41 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/#comment-105837 great post exactly what i needed. thanks great post exactly what i needed. thanks

]]> By: Michael Sharman - chapter31 » Random database results with ColdFusion http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-105659 Michael Sharman - chapter31 » Random database results with ColdFusion Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:36:00 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/#comment-105659 [...] I was looking at returning random records purely from MySQL but was limited with large tables in getting all random results (not just a random starting [...] [...] I was looking at returning random records purely from MySQL but was limited with large tables in getting all random results (not just a random starting [...]

]]> By: Michael Sharman http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-42650 Michael Sharman Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:05:17 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/#comment-42650 @Tom - yep, that is in ms. At just over 4 seconds per record for 56,000 rows isn't that quick. But solution #3 is nice and speedy! I guess OFFSET goes straight to the row it wants, perhaps much like a primary key or non-clustered index would. @Tom – yep, that is in ms. At just over 4 seconds per record for 56,000 rows isn’t that quick. But solution #3 is nice and speedy!

I guess OFFSET goes straight to the row it wants, perhaps much like a primary key or non-clustered index would.

]]> By: Tom Mollerus http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-42644 Tom Mollerus Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:12:12 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2008/03/21/returning-random-results-with-mysql/#comment-42644 These times are really fast... are you sure they're in ms, or do you mean seconds? These times are really fast… are you sure they’re in ms, or do you mean seconds?

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