RE: [PHP-WIN] Random Access to a Database

From: Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 05:58:28 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Random Access to a Database
References: 1  Groups: php.windows 
Request: Send a blank email to php-windows+get-1508@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message
using mysql_data_seek() or mysql_row_seek() > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Peck [mailto:tompeck@paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Thursday, 3 August 2000 15:42 > To: Zak Greant; php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Random Access to a Database > > > I am using MySQL. How would this be possible? > > Cheers > > Tom > > At 22:25 2/08/2000 -0700, you wrote: > >This will depend on the database that you are using. In > MySQL you should be > >able to randomly select a record. > > > > Zak > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tom Peck" <tompeck@paradise.net.nz> > >To: "PHP" <php-windows@lists.php.net> > >Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:20 PM > >Subject: [PHP-WIN] Random Access to a Database > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I'm trying to setup a page which accesses a random row > from a database. > >Is > > > there a query function to do this - or do I first have to > know how many > >rows > > > there are, and skip records until i come accross the > randomly chosen one? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >

« previous php.windows (#1508) next »