Question

Whilst trying to do pagination I’ve run into this problem.
My table-

ID   CarBrand    Car Model
---------------------------
1    Alfa Romeo  Guilietta
2    Alfa Romeo  Mito

3    Audi        A3
4    Audi        R8
5    Audi        TT

6    Fiat        Punto
7    Fiat        Panda

8    Ford        Mondeo
9    Ford        Mustang

10   Nissan      Almera
11   Nissan      Note
12   Nissan      Qashqai

13   Toyota      Aygo
14   Toyota      Prius

15   Volkswagen  Beetle
16   Volkswagen  Golf
17   Volkswagen  Polo
18   Volkswagen  Up

I have the data displayed like so, in groups of two:

-Fiat  - Punto
         Panda

-Ford  - Mondeo
         Mustang

So there are 2 brands but 4 database results.
Is it possible to have a query limit and offset my results to two brands while showing all the models for the brand?

Sorry if I’m not clear!

Answer 1

It is clear. Try this:

select * from t t1
join (
  select distinct carBrand from t
  limit 2
) s on t1.carBrand = s.carBrand

Before the limit 2 apply the ordering you want.