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Asked: 2026-05-16T14:35:53+00:00

SELECT …. GROUP BY c.city_id ORDER BY p.name desc UNION SELECT … GROUP BY

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SELECT 
....
GROUP BY 
c.city_id

ORDER BY p.name desc
UNION 
SELECT 
...

GROUP BY 
c.city_id, p

ERROR 1221 (HY000): Incorrect usage of UNION and ORDER BY

is there a way to have this format because i want the top query to have an orderby do i need to have the same orderby on the bottom query

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  1. Editorial Team

    The ORDER By comes at the end

    select *
from..
union all
select * 
from...
order by....

    what you can do if you want the first query to show up first is this

    select *, 1 as SortOrder
from..
union all
select * ,2 as SortOrder
from...
order by SortOrder,<other columns>...
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