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Asked: 2026-05-11T06:32:25+00:00

I have an order by clause that looks like: ( user_id <> ? ),

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I have an order by clause that looks like:

( user_id <> ? ), rating DESC, title

Where ? is replaced with the current user’s id.

On postgresql this gives me the ordering I’m looking for i.e. by current user, then highest rating, then title (alphabetically).

However on MySQL I get an unclear order current user is neither first nor last, nor is it by rating or title.

Is my only option for cross database compatibility to replace this quick and dirty boolean expression with a CASE WHEN .. THEN .. ELSE .. END statement?

Edit: Thanks all for the assistance, it is as correctly pointed out by Chaos and Chad Birch the case that the problem lies elsewhere (specifically that I’m using the results of the above query as input into the next – then acting surprised that the order of the first is lost 😉

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  1. I tested several variations on this in mysql and they all worked correctly (the way you’re expecting). I suppose your problem has to be somewhere other than the query. To verify for yourself, I suggest running an equivalent query directly from mysql client.

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