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

These works but probably you didn't use the right namespace, just use the use statement at the top of your class name like this:

<?php namespace SomeNamespace;

use App\Quotation; // Says "Quotation.php" is in "App" folder (By default in L-5.0)

class someClass {
    //...
}

Then you may use in your method something like this:

// You may add: use DB; at the top to use DB instead of \DB
$random_quote = Quotation::orderBy(\DB::raw('RAND()'))->first();

Or this:

$random_quote = Quotation::orderByRaw("RAND()")->first();

Update (Since Laravel - 5.2):

$random_quote = Quotation::inRandomOrder()->first();

Answer 2

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 :)

Answer 3

Laravel 5.4

1) if need one random model:

$object = Model::all()->random();

2) if need many random models:

$object = Model::all()->random($n); //$n - number of elements
                                    //$object - collection

Comment: Calling $collection->random(1) will now return a new collection instance with one item.This method will only return a single object if no arguments are supplied.

Doc ref: https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/collections#method-random