ElliottLandsborough · October 2, 2019 14:52
diff --git a/mysql.random.php b/mysql.random.php
 // chooses a set of random ids. This set does not contain a fixed number of elements but they are around 20
 $params = ['n' => $num_records, 'c' => $count, 'dc' => ($count * 2 < 20) ? 20 : $count * 2];
 $results = DB::connection('mysql.huge_table')->select('SELECT id FROM atoms_in_universe WHERE RAND() * :n < :dc ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 0,:c', $params);
	// chooses a set of random ids. This set does not contain a fixed number of elements but they are around 20
	$params = ['n' => $num_records, 'c' => $count, 'dc' => ($count * 2 < 20) ? 20 : $count * 2];
	$results = DB::connection('mysql.huge_table')->select('SELECT id FROM atoms_in_universe WHERE RAND() * :n < :dc ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 0,:c', $params);