How can you ensure that only a random article meeting specific search criteria is displayed in PHP?

To ensure that only a random article meeting specific search criteria is displayed in PHP, you can retrieve a random row from the database that meets the search criteria using SQL queries. You can use the RAND() function in MySQL to retrieve a random row, and then apply your search criteria to ensure that the selected row meets the specific criteria. 

// Connect to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Define your search criteria
$search_criteria = "your_search_criteria_here";

// Retrieve a random row that meets the search criteria
$sql = "SELECT * FROM articles WHERE $search_criteria ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    // Output data of the random article
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "Title: " . $row["title"]. "<br>";
        echo "Content: " . $row["content"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "No articles found.";
}

$conn->close();

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