You may be looking for a query like this:
SELECT * FROM [table] ORDER BY random() LIMIT 1
This will automtically select a random row and only return 1 tuple. This
will cut down on your query time and the memory usage.
I don't know if that was what you are trying to do.
-Dan
> What is the easiest way to get the total number of
> rows in a table? I want to do a random pick from a
> table and need to know how many rows are in the
> table.
>
> Do I do a "SELECT * FROM table" and use the info
> from this, or will a select return all the data?
> This is where I'm hazy. Or does fetch_row actually
> return the data?
>
> Any help is appreciated,
> Herbie Pabst
>
