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How can I generate unique random numbers in PHP?

I am working on a MCQ module and I need to fetch random questions from my database. The problem is that I seem to get duplicates.

Solution

  • If you're fetching them from database, use SQL to do your job. e.g. fetching 20 random questions (without repeating):

    SELECT * FROM questions ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 20