Question

Is there a better way to do this?

SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE column=something ORDER BY date LIMIT 0,1;

EDIT:I have a table with columbs: ID Name Date. I want to get the most recent entry (using the date column) where Name is Bob.

Answer 1

With no more information, we can’t tell. You could most likely use MIN/MAX in a subquery, but there’s no way to tell if it would be better or not.

I’m thinking about something like this :

SELECT *
FROM mytable
WHERE column = something
AND date = (SELECT MIN(date)
            FROM mytable);

P.S. I’m not a fan of SELECT *, it’s usually more readable if you type the column you are selecting.