thankyou that seemed to work well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Wong" <php-db@gremlins.biz> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:32 PM Subject: Re: random select > On Tuesday 17 December 2002 18:46, Bruce Levick wrote: > > Bruce Levick - VivamotionI was curious as to what is the best way to select > > a random row from a table in my database. > > > > I have currently five rows and will be expanding on that as well. I have > > tried this code. > > > > ######################################################################## > > //retrieve random row > > <?php > > $rndm = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM Illustrations ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT > > You need to use one of the mysql_fetch_*() functions. Details and examples in > manual. > > > but am not getting anything when output with PHP in a browser. I am > > working off localhost on a WINXP machine. PHP 4.2.2. > > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > > > /* > "Ain't that something what happened today. One of us got traded to > Kansas City." > -- Casey Stengel, informing outfielder Bob Cerv he'd > been traded. > */ > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php