Question

The following code creates rows in a MYSQL table but returns them in descending order.

How can I make it return values in ascending order?

   INSERT INTO
        rent
        (
        id
        )
    select @s:=@s+1 as seq
    FROM (SELECT @s:=399) AS baseview, rent
    WHERE @s<1000;

Answer 1

Use an ORDER BY clause using the column that determines the order when you SELECT.

ORDER BY x ASC

Order means nothing when you INSERT. You should not know or care about how it’s stored underneath. SQL is declarative – worry about what is done, not how.