Are there any specific versions of MySQL that support ORDER BY in an UPDATE query in PHP?

In MySQL, the ORDER BY clause is not supported in UPDATE queries. If you need to update rows in a specific order, you can achieve this by using a subquery to select and update the rows in the desired order. 

<?php

// Connect to the database
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=mydatabase', 'username', 'password');

// Perform the update query with a subquery to specify the order
$sql = "UPDATE mytable
        JOIN (SELECT id FROM mytable ORDER BY column_name) AS subquery
        USING (id)
        SET column_name = 'new_value'";

$pdo->exec($sql);

?>

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