How to select randomly with doctrine

Question

Here is how I query my database for some words

$query = $qb->select(\'w\')
    ->from(\'DbEntities\\Entity\\Word\', \'w\')
    ->where(\'w.indiction         


        

Answer 1

In line with what Hassan Magdy Saad suggested, you can use the popular DoctrineExtensions library:

See mysql implementation here: https://github.com/beberlei/DoctrineExtensions/blob/master/src/Query/Mysql/Rand.php

# config.yml

doctrine:
     orm:
         dql:
             numeric_functions:
                 rand: DoctrineExtensions\Query\Mysql\Rand

Tested in Doctrine ORM 2.6.x-dev, you can then actually do:

->orderBy('RAND()')