View a Random Record in CakePHP

Posted by Mr PHP on

This is a simple action to display a random record. Possibly useful for sites wanting to keep people clicking on something.

The Controller

We find a random record, and then we reuse the current view action and template.

controllers/posts_controller.php

<?php
class PostsController extends AppController {
	var $name = 'Posts';

	function random() {
		// $this->Post->contain(); // use this if you are using Containable
		$random = $this->Post->find('first',array(
			'conditions' => array(
				'Post.active'=>1,
			),
			'order' => 'rand()',
		));
		$this->view($random['Post']['id']);
		$this->render('view');
	}
}

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