How can i optimize MySQL's ORDER BY RAND() function?

Question

I\'d like to optimize my queries so I look into mysql-slow.log.

Most of my slow queries contains ORDER BY RAND(). I cannot find a real solu

Answer 1

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Case: Consecutive AUTO_INCREMENT without gaps, 1 row returned
Case: Consecutive AUTO_INCREMENT without gaps, 10 rows
Case: AUTO_INCREMENT with gaps, 1 row returned
Case: Extra FLOAT column for randomizing
Case: UUID or MD5 column

Those 5 cases can be made very efficient for large tables. See my blog for the details.