Fisher–Yates shuffle. Fisher–Yates shuffling is similar to randomly picking numbered tickets (combinatorics: distinguishable objects) out of a hat without replacement until there are none left. Fisher and Yates' original method[edit] The Fisher–Yates shuffle, in its original form, was described in 1938 by Ronald A. Fisher and Frank Yates in their book Statistical tables for biological, agricultural and medical research.[1] Their description of the algorithm used pencil and paper; a table of random numbers provided the randomness. The basic method given for generating a random permutation of the numbers 1 through N goes as follows: Provided that the random numbers picked in step 2 above are truly random and unbiased, so will the resulting permutation be.
The modern algorithm[edit] The modern version of the Fisher–Yates shuffle, designed for computer use, was introduced by Richard Durstenfeld in 1964[2] and popularized by Donald E. The "inside-out" algorithm[edit] Examples[edit] Pencil-and-paper method[edit] MySQL Select Random Row Fast. Host 6 Domains on 1 Bluehost Account $6.95 Per Month MySQL Select Random Row FastLast Updated: 2004-10-15 15:06:08 As of this writing, there is no automatic way for MySQL to select a random row from a database table. Extracting a random row from a table can be useful for many reasons.
It can pull up random products, random advertisments, or any other random thing that you have stored in your database table. For most purposes on smaller database tables, the following will work fine: $random_row = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query("select * from YOUR_TABLE order by rand() limit 1")); $random_row will be an array containing the data extracted from the random row. I wrote the script below as a workaround for a random row with a large database table. I am using this script for a new search engine spidering project I am working on.
<? More information on selecting random rows from a MySQL database table can be found here:MySQL Manual Visitor Comments: Response from Barney Boisvert Good call. Understanding and Using Random Numbers. This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are essential to make our site work and others help us to improve by giving us some insight into how the site is being used. Some cookies on this site are essential, and the site won't work as expected without them. These cookies are set when you submit a form, login or interact with the site by doing something that goes beyond clicking on simple links. We also use some non-essential cookies to anonymously track visitors or enhance your experience of the site. If you're not happy with this, we won't set these cookies but some nice features of the site may be unavailable. By using our site you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy. (One cookie will be set to store your preference) (Ticking this sets a cookie to hide this popup if you then hit close.
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