how get random row laravel-5

Question

In L-4 it was simple:

$random_quote = Quotation::all()->random(1);

But now in L-5 not a single method described in this post is working: Lar

Answer 1

UPDATE FOR LARAVEL 5.3

I was happy to discover this is now a native query function! :D

The inRandomOrder method may be used to sort the query results randomly. For example, you may use this method to fetch a random user:

$randomUser = DB::table('users')
            ->inRandomOrder()
            ->first();

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Unfortunately none of these answers make full use of Laravel 5's collections. If you came here from Google, like me, looking for a completely native solution please look below!

The Answer from The Alpha has the Database dependency flaw and Benjamin's, as he pointed out, may pose a problem when rows are removed in between. Highly unlikely, but still possible.

Here's a a one line solution to select random rows in Laravel 5+

// The setup
$numberOfRows = 4;
$models = Model::all(); // or use a ::where()->get();

// And the actual randomisation line
$randRows = $models->shuffle()->slice(0,numberOfRows);

Et voila - happy coding! Vote it up when you see it so it'll rise on the page :)