Re: MySQL rand() is slow on large datasets
The way to make that fast:
SELECT * FROM Table T JOIN (SELECT FLOOR(MAX(ID)*RAND()) AS ID FROM Table) AS x ON T.ID >= x.ID LIMIT 1;
It's not pretty but it is fast. The way Thomas suggested causes the MAX()*RAND() to be executed for every row comparison.
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