PHP MySQL Order By

PHP mysql_query() function is used to execute select query with order by clause. Since PHP 5.5, mysql_query() function is deprecated. Now it is recommended to use one of the 2 alternatives.

  • mysqli_query()
  • PDO::__query()

The order by clause is used to fetch data in ascending order or descending order on the basis of column.

Let’s see the query to select data from emp4 table in ascending order on the basis of name column.

  1. SELECT * FROM emp4 order by name  

Let’s see the query to select data from emp4 table in descending order on the basis of name column.

  1. SELECT * FROM emp4 order by name desc  

PHP MySQLi Order by Example

Example

<?php  
$host = 'localhost:3306';  
$user = '';  
$pass = '';  
$dbname = 'test';  
$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass,$dbname);  
if(!$conn){  
  die('Could not connect: '.mysqli_connect_error());  
}  
echo 'Connected successfully<br/>';  
  
$sql = 'SELECT * FROM emp4 order by name';  
$retval=mysqli_query($conn, $sql);  
  
if(mysqli_num_rows($retval) > 0){  
 while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($retval)){  
    echo "EMP ID :{$row['id']}  <br> ".  
         "EMP NAME : {$row['name']} <br> ".  
         "EMP SALARY : {$row['salary']} <br> ".  
         "--------------------------------<br>";  
 } //end of while  
}else{  
echo "0 results";  
}  
mysqli_close($conn);  
?>  

Output:

Connected successfully
EMP ID :3 
EMP NAME : jai 
EMP SALARY : 90000 
--------------------------------
EMP ID :2 
EMP NAME : karan 
EMP SALARY : 40000 
--------------------------------
EMP ID :1 
EMP NAME : ratan 
EMP SALARY : 9000 
--------------------------------

PHP MySQL Delete Record

PHP mysql_query() function is used to delete record in a table. Since PHP 5.5, mysql_query() function is deprecated. Now it is recommended to use one of the 2 alternatives.

  • mysqli_query()
  • PDO::__query()

PHP MySQLi Delete Record Example

Example

<?php  
$host = 'localhost:3306';  
$user = '';  
$pass = '';  
$dbname = 'test';  
  
$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass,$dbname);  
if(!$conn){  
  die('Could not connect: '.mysqli_connect_error());  
}  
echo 'Connected successfully<br/>';  
  
$id=2;  
$sql = "delete from emp4 where id=$id";  
if(mysqli_query($conn, $sql)){  
 echo "Record deleted successfully";  
}else{  
echo "Could not deleted record: ". mysqli_error($conn);  
}  
  
mysqli_close($conn);  
?>  

Output:

Connected successfully
Record deleted successfully

PHP MySQL Update Record

PHP mysql_query() function is used to update record in a table. Since PHP 5.5, mysql_query() function is deprecated. Now it is recommended to use one of the 2 alternatives.

  • mysqli_query()
  • PDO::__query()

PHP MySQLi Update Record Example

Example

<?php  
$host = 'localhost:3306';  
$user = '';  
$pass = '';  
$dbname = 'test';  
  
$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass,$dbname);  
if(!$conn){  
  die('Could not connect: '.mysqli_connect_error());  
}  
echo 'Connected successfully<br/>';  
  
$id=2;  
$name="Rahul";  
$salary=80000;  
$sql = "update emp4 set name=\"$name\", salary=$salary where id=$id";  
if(mysqli_query($conn, $sql)){  
 echo "Record updated successfully";  
}else{  
echo "Could not update record: ". mysqli_error($conn);  
}  
  
mysqli_close($conn);  
?>  

Output:

Connected successfully
Record updated successfully

PHP MySQL Insert Record

PHP mysql_query() function is used to insert record in a table. Since PHP 5.5, mysql_query() function is deprecated. Now it is recommended to use one of the 2 alternatives.

  • mysqli_query()
  • PDO::__query()

PHP MySQLi Insert Record Example

Example

<?php  
$host = 'localhost:3306';  
$user = '';  
$pass = '';  
$dbname = 'test';  
  
$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass,$dbname);  
if(!$conn){  
  die('Could not connect: '.mysqli_connect_error());  
}  
echo 'Connected successfully<br/>';  
  
$sql = 'INSERT INTO emp4(name,salary) VALUES ("sonoo", 9000)';  
if(mysqli_query($conn, $sql)){  
 echo "Record inserted successfully";  
}else{  
echo "Could not insert record: ". mysqli_error($conn);  
}  
  
mysqli_close($conn);  
?>

Output:

Connected successfully
Record inserted successfully