Question

Does anyone know how to select entries from SQL table where first record from column A equals X and select other 5 random (1-10) records from the same column.

I need to retrieve in total 6 entries by one SQL query, where first entry is always static and other five random.

tbl cars

ID      COLOUR      CAR

1        green      carX

2        blue       carX

3        green      carY

4        red        carZ

5        black      carA

6        yellow     carB

7        black      carB

Required result:

first record of carX, blue(static)

and 5 random

all records should be different from each other – unique

Answer 1

You could use a UNION to SELECT the static row and combine it with a SELECT of the random rows provided you have a specific condition.

SELECT * FROM cars WHERE column = 'static condition'
UNION
(SELECT * FROM cars WHERE column != 'static condition' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 5)

Note: If you don’t have trouble with the static condition, comment back with more detail about your the static record.