Question

I thought maybe there is MySQL command to pull up the last X records that were most recently modified. I know I could just put an extra field in that stores whenever a record is updated.. but I am trying to avoid that route if possible.

Any pointers? I just want to create a dynamic dashboard that allows the client to quickly work with the most recently worked on records..

Ex: “most recent users”, “most recent projects”, “most recent companies”.. etc.

Answer 1

Rather than storing data in the database, you could easily use session or cookie storage.

Create a stack of most recent references with a fixed size and manipulate this when a record is worked on. Your dashboard can then use this stack to display the records.