[ale] recommend a good PHP/MYSQL list?

[ChangingLINKS.com]

Methinks he was being sarcastic. (?)
He threw the kitchen sink at it, BUT I am going to see if it works and save it 
to my archives because there are lessons for me here. Because I am a 
script-kiddie, some of this I have never seen before. Thank you Mike.

Drew

On Fri April 18 2003 16:52, George Carless wrote:
> Why go to all of that trouble, when you could just sort the array after the
> event?
>
> --George
>
> At 05:50 PM 4/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >This might help you in the right direction.
> >
> >- mike
> >
> ><?
> >// First seed rand()
> >srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
> >
> >// Load up pri_keys
> >$sql = "SELECT pri_key FROM table_name";
> >$ret = mysql_query($sql);
> >
> >// MYSQL_ASSOC is important, if you have a table with 3 million keys,
> >// and omit MYSQL_ASSOC or MYSQL_NUM (the one for non-assoc arrays)
> >// then you have an array of 6 million, whereas if you use either
> >// ASSOC or NUM you get an array half that size.  Important for large
> >// apps.
> >while($row = mysql_fetch_array($ret, MYSQL_ASSOC))
> >{
> >   $keys[] = $row['pri_key'];
> >}
> >
> >// Loop thru max number of rows you want to grab
> >$start = 0;  // Stays at zero
> >$max   = 10; // Maximum number of rows to grab
> >$num_keys = sizeof($keys);
> >
> >$sql = 'SELECT cols FROM table_name WHERE ';
> >
> >while($start < $max)
> >{
> >   $tmp_key = $keys[rand(0,$num_keys)];
> >
> >   if($start != ($max-1))
> >   {
> >      $sql .= ' pri_key='.$tmp_key.' OR';
> >   }
> >   else
> >   {
> >      $sql .= ' pri_key='.$tmp_key;
> >   }
> >}
> >
> >$sql .= ' ORDER BY somthing DESC';
> >
> >$ret = mysql_query($sql);
> >
> >// Do your stuff now...
> >
> >?>
> >
> >On Fri, 2003-04-18 at 16:05, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > > That php-ale list hasn't materialized yet, and I am not thinking I
> >
> > should post
> >
> > > lots of php questions (though it would be a positive offset to the
> > > flame battles that arise).
> > >
> > > Can someone recommend a great php list (from experience)?
> > >
> > > I am trying to grab random records from a mysql database and put them
> >
> > in order
> >
> > > desc by primary key in one query.
> > > --
> > > Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
> > > Drew Brown
> > > http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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