note 71081 added to function.array-rand

select * from some_table order by rand() limit 1; is extremely slow for large tables. large as in a a few thousand entries. ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 69.238.168.161 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/71081 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71081 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/71081 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php