Question

I was wondering how I can sort the content in a ordered list set up using html.
I need to use PHP and mySQL so any tips in this direction will be looked at seriously.

The html for the list

<div id="right-column-sidebar">
<ol>
<li><a href="#">Title 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 4</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 5</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 6</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 7</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 8</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 9</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 10</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 11</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 12</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 13</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 14</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 15</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 16</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 17</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 18</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 19</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Title 20</a></li>
</ol>
</div>

All of these titles belong to one and the same Category. All tips are welcome!

Answer 1

<div id="right-column-sidebar">
<ol>
<?php
    $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "password");
    mysql_select_db("db", $link);

    $query = "SELECT * FROM table";

    $result = mysql_query($query);

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($results)) :
        ?>
        <li> <a href="#"> <?php echo $row['title']; ?> </a></li>
    <?php endwhile; 
?>
</ol>
</div>

This all assumes you have some data inside the database db and inside the table table you have a column called title which contains a bunch of entries with titles. This will loop through the results and display them.

Of course sorting the information just requires some extra info in your query.