How can PHP be used to sort entries by date in a MySQL database?

To sort entries by date in a MySQL database using PHP, you can use a SQL query with the ORDER BY clause to sort the results by the date column. Make sure the date column in your database is in a format that can be sorted properly, such as YYYY-MM-DD. You can then execute the SQL query using PHP's mysqli_query function to retrieve the sorted entries. 

<?php
// Connect to MySQL database
$connection = mysqli_connect("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

// Check connection
if ($connection->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $connection->connect_error);
}

// SQL query to select entries sorted by date
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY date_column DESC";

// Execute the query
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $sql);

// Fetch and display the sorted entries
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    echo $row['date_column'] . " - " . $row['other_column'] . "<br>";
}

// Close the connection
mysqli_close($connection);
?>

Keywords

PHP MySQL sorting date database

Related Questions