Month: October 2011

I’ve improved my earlier random string generation procedures to better suit my needs. So I created a Random Name Generator for MySQL. I’ve created two new procedures. They pick from the 100 most popular first names (well actually the 50 most...

There are lots of quick and dirty ways to create a random strings in mysql. If you want letters and numbers, just do this: SELECT LOWER( SUBSTRING( md5( RAND( 4 ) ) , FLOOR ( 7 + ( RAND( ) *...