How to display random record from table?

[twilitegxa]

I have the following code:

 

<?php 
$display_block .= "<input type=button value=\"Generate Random Monster\">";

$get_monsters = "select * from monsters1";
$get_monsters_res = mysql_query($get_monsters, $conn) or die(mysql_error());

$display_block .= "<table class=monster>";

while ($monsters_info = mysql_fetch_array($get_monsters_res)) {
$monster_id = $monsters_info['id'];
$monster_name = $monsters_info['name'];
$monster_map = $monsters_info['map'];
$monster_location = $monsters_info['location'];
$monster_hit_points = $monsters_info['hit_points'];
$monster_attack = $monsters_info['attack'];
$monster_defense = $monsters_info['defense'];
$monster_agility = $monsters_info['agility'];
$monster_wisdom = $monsters_info['wisdom'];
$monster_magic_endurance = $monsters_info['magic_endurance'];
$monster_number_of_attacks = $monsters_info['number_of_attacks'];
$monster_range = $monsters_info['range'];
$monster_experience_points = $monsters_info['experience_points'];
$monster_silver = $monsters_info['silver'];

$display_block .= "<tr><td>$monster_name</td>";

}
?>

 

And what I want to do is when they click the button (Generate Random Monster), that it displays a random record from the table. All I want the user to see is the "monster_name". Can anyone tell me how to make the button show a random record from the table in my database? I also would like the table information to be invisible to the user until they click the button. How can I do that?

[twilitegxa]

I found the way to display a random record:

 

$get_monsters = "select * from monsters1 order by rand() limit 1";

 

But can anyone help me with how to set the button to display the random record and to make the table that displays the record invisible until the user clicks the button?

 

I think that it maybe a JavaScript function, so I will close this post and write one in the JavaScript section.