Sort the results of a query in ascending or descending order.

Syntax

Flow chart showing the syntax of the ORDER BY keyword

Default order is ASC. You can omit to order in ascending order.

Examples

  1. ratings ORDER BY userId;
  1. ratings ORDER BY userId DESC;
  1. ratings ORDER BY userId, rating DESC;

Ressources management

:::caution

Ordering data requires holding it in RAM. For large operations, we suggest you check you have sufficient memory to perform the operation.

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