> i have a db and a table with id and questions
> now i want these questions to be listed in a random order,
> is there a way to format my SQL query or do i need some PHP
> work to?
It's best achieved in sql:
SELECT ID, Question FROM Questions WHERE Some = Condition ORDER BY
RAND() LIMIT
If you are using MySQL try looking at this page for the function rand():
http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/a/Mathematical_functions.html
Here's a little overview of what it says:
"In MySQL Version 3.23, you can, however, do: SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER
BY RAND() This is useful to get a random sampl
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