How do I sort a MySQL table by two columns?
What I want are articles sorted by highest ratings first, then most recent date. As an example, this would be a sample output (left # is the rating, then the article title, then the article date)
+================+=============================+==============+ | article_rating | article | article_time | +================+=============================+==============+ | 50 | This article rocks | Feb 4, 2009 | +----------------+-----------------------------+--------------+ | 35 | This article is pretty good | Feb 1, 2009 | +----------------+-----------------------------+--------------+ | 5 | This Article isn't so hot | Jan 25, 2009 | +================+=============================+==============+
The relevant SQL I’m using is:
ORDER BY article_rating, article_time DESC
I can sort by one or the other, but not both.