How can PHP developers implement a toggle functionality for ascending and descending sorting in SQL queries?

To implement a toggle functionality for ascending and descending sorting in SQL queries, PHP developers can use a variable to keep track of the current sorting order (ascending or descending) and toggle it each time the sorting functionality is triggered. This can be achieved by checking the current sorting order and changing it accordingly before appending it to the SQL query. 

// Assuming $sortOrder is a variable that holds the current sorting order (ASC or DESC)
$sortOrder = isset($_GET['sort']) && $_GET['sort'] == 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';

// Toggle the sorting order
$sortOrder = $sortOrder == 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';

// Use the $sortOrder variable in the SQL query
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name $sortOrder";

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