Question

SQL:

SELECT question,alt_1,alt_2,alt_3,alt_4 FROM questions WHERE id IN ('12','2','32','23')

PHP:

while ($questions = mysql_fetch_array($game)){
    echo "$questions[question]";
}

I want the rows to be printed in the order the values are sent to sql: 12 – 2 – 32 – 23.

But fetch_array/sql(?) seems to sort the values so the order becomes the following: 2 – 12 – 23 – 32 (starts with the lowest number..)

Is there any way to stop the array from being sorted by numbers!?

Answer 1

USE FIND_IN_SET

SELECT question,alt_1,alt_2,alt_3,alt_4 
FROM questions 
WHERE id IN ('12','2','32','23') 
ORDER BY FIND_IN_SET(id, '12,2,32,23')

Note FIND_IN_SET(id, ‘12,2,32,23’) 12,2 without space

FIND_IN_SET(field, 'val1,val2')