[RESOLVED] to add "desc" into mysql_query but it dont take affect

hi
I am newbee to this category, my problem is;
I have mysql_query that work fine so far, now I want to add "desc" into mysql_query but it dont take affect, the result just as it was without "desc".

i know "desc" can make it in decsending order say 1 to 9, then with "desc" it become 9 to 1

my query is this

$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM comments WHERE tutorialid='$tutid' ORDER BY tutorialid DESC LIMIT $from, $max_results")or die(mysql_error();

thanks for advice, your suggestion is very much appreciated

:ehh::D

I think your ORDER BY... DESC should come at the very end...

Code:

---

$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM comments WHERE tutorialid='$tutid'  LIMIT $from, $max_results ORDER BY tutorialid DESC")or die(mysql_error();

---

BlackRiver,
Thanks for your help

when I put order by... at the end it is an error like this

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ORDER BY tutorialid DESC' at line 1

Code:

---

$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM comments WHERE tutorialid='$tutid' LIMIT $from, $max_results ORDER BY tutorialid DESC")or die(mysql_error();

---

Regards,
cesin

i am using php 5.2.5 mysql 5.0.45

you should be sorting by "commentid" or something, rather than tutorialid. tutorialid is the ID of the tutorial, and you're specifically selecting only one tutorialid ($tutid). I don't know what your table looks like, so I can't really be any more specific than that.

Your first code is fine,I made a mistake.

Quote:

---

MySQL pays no attention to the DESC in the ORDER BY if you order by the primary key and also include a simple equals where condition on an indexed column.

A note has been added to the 5.1.22 and 5.0.48 changelogs:

When sorting rows in an INNODB table using a primary key, where the sort was on the the
primary key column and the DESC operator was applied, the rows would be incorrectly
sorted. if you included a simple WHERE field = value clause in the query.

---

Why are you using a string datatype for numeric values if you want to sort them ?

And you are trying to sort a list of values that are the same

SELECT * FROM comments WHERE tutorialid='$tutid' ORDER BY tutorialid

so if $tutid = 5 you get only records with tutorialid = 5 and sort those fives.

yes , I should use commentid as indexing, it work. thanks.