Sử dụng RAND() kết hợp LIMIT:
select *from yourTableName order by rand() limit numberOfRecords;
Tạo bảng:
mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> LastName varchar(100) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.51 sec)
Chèn dữ liệu:
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Brown'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Smith'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Taylor'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Miller'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Johnson'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec)Hiển thị dữ liệu:
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
Kết quả
+----------+ | LastName | +----------+ | Brown | | Smith | | Taylor | | Miller | | Johnson | +----------+ 5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Truy vấn chọn 4 bản ghi ngẫu nhiên:
mysql> select *from DemoTable order by rand() limit 4;
Kết quả
+----------+ | LastName | +----------+ | Brown | | Miller | | Johnson | | Taylor | +----------+ 4 rows in set (0.03 sec)