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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T19:16:55+00:00 2026-05-14T19:16:55+00:00

I have a column using IDs that I want to sort by. It has

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I have a column using IDs that I want to sort by. It has ID values from 1 to 3. However, instead of just using ASC of DESC, I want to do a custom sort by 2, 3, 1. How do I make this happen?

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    2026-05-14T19:16:56+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    I think the easiest way is to do it like this:

    SELECT * FROM `mytable` ORDER BY FIND_IN_SET(id, '2,3,1')
    
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