cant get a random mysql selection going :(

[eluser]ommy[/eluser]
retarded solution number one (DB_active_rec.php – line 1544):

Code:

//$sql .= implode(', ', $this->ar_orderby); // original line

$bugcheck = implode(', ', $this->ar_orderby);
$sql .= substr($bugcheck, 0, 2)==$this->_escape_char." "?substr($bugcheck,2):$bugcheck;

helps me do:

Code:

$this->db->order_by('id','random');
$row = $this->db->get_where('gallery',array('active'=>1,'public'=>1),1)->row();

works for now, but i'm guessing it'll create more problems than it'll solve.
If anyone can find the true cause of this odd backtick, yr welcome to share

Thanks a bunch already