How to fetch mysql data in specific order?

@cortez.connelly 

To fetch MySQL data in a specific order, you can use the ORDER BY clause in your SQL query. The ORDER BY clause allows you to sort the result set based on one or more columns in ascending or descending order.

Here's an example:

1. Ascending Order: If you want to fetch the data in ascending order, you can use the following syntax:

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SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column1 ASC;

Replace column1, column2, ... with the columns you want to retrieve, table_name with your table name, and column1 with the column by which you want to sort the data in ascending order.

1. Descending Order: If you want to fetch the data in descending order, you can use the following syntax:

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SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column1 DESC;

Replace column1, column2, ... with the columns you want to retrieve, table_name with your table name, and column1 with the column by which you want to sort the data in descending order.

Additionally, you can sort the data by multiple columns. In that case, you can include multiple column names separated by commas. For example:

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SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column1 ASC, column2 DESC;

This will sort the data in ascending order based on column1 and then sort the data in descending order based on column2.

Remember that if your data contains numbers or dates, you may need to use appropriate functions or aliases to ensure the sorting is done correctly.