Comments on: Retrieving a random record in Symfony using Propel http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/2008/04/retrieving-a-random-record-in-symfony-using-propel/ Two Guys, One Framework Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Baj http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/2008/04/retrieving-a-random-record-in-symfony-using-propel/#comment-23 Baj Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:43:10 +0000 http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/?p=12#comment-23 Arthur: Thanks, yes I was aware of it being limited to using a mysql function call as I was writing it, perhaps not giving enough importance to pointing that out in the post. Halfer: Thanks, yeah as Arthur points out, it's specific to MySQL, perhaps it would work on Postgres, but probably not other DB's. Arthur:
Thanks, yes I was aware of it being limited to using a mysql function call as I was writing it, perhaps not giving enough importance to pointing that out in the post.

Halfer:
Thanks, yeah as Arthur points out, it’s specific to MySQL, perhaps it would work on Postgres, but probably not other DB’s.

]]> By: halfer http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/2008/04/retrieving-a-random-record-in-symfony-using-propel/#comment-16 halfer Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:01:40 +0000 http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/?p=12#comment-16 Yep, I use this on a project of mine. Just be aware it's not particularly portable, as it relies on MySQL syntax (though it could be similar in, say, Postgres - not sure there). Btw, it's nice to see more UK users getting on board symfony :) Yep, I use this on a project of mine. Just be aware it’s not particularly portable, as it relies on MySQL syntax (though it could be similar in, say, Postgres - not sure there).

Btw, it’s nice to see more UK users getting on board symfony :)

]]> By: Arthur http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/2008/04/retrieving-a-random-record-in-symfony-using-propel/#comment-15 Arthur Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:39:32 +0000 http://www.symfony-blog.co.uk/?p=12#comment-15 Your solution is very database specific and probably only works with mysql. Take a look at the first comment of this snippet: http://www.symfony-project.org/snippets/snippet/25 there's also a database independent solution there. Too bad there's no "clean" way of doing this in Propel 1.2. (Propel 1.3 adds the random() method (http://propel.phpdb.org/trac/ticket/343)). Your solution is very database specific and probably only works with mysql.

Take a look at the first comment of this snippet: http://www.symfony-project.org/snippets/snippet/25
there’s also a database independent solution there.

Too bad there’s no “clean” way of doing this in Propel 1.2. (Propel 1.3 adds the random() method (http://propel.phpdb.org/trac/ticket/343)).

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