how random are the spotlights?

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11-01-2003, 16:02

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Code:

SELECT * FROM cd_spotlight WHERE approved>0 ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1

I've found (and now you) that mysql rand() function isn't too random. I will be changing it slightly soon, to hopefully be a bit more random.

[EDIT]ok, its changed. Hopefully it'll be a bit more random.[/EDIT]

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