SQL ORDER BY 

The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result-set in ascending or descending order.

The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.

Student table:

Syntax:

SELECT column1, column2, 

FROM table_name

ORDER BY column1, column2,  ASC|DESC;

Example : 

SELECT * FROM students

ORDER BY regno;

The OUTPUT for the above query:

ORDER BY DESC Example : 

SELECT * FROM students

ORDER BY regno DESC;

The OUTPUT for the above query: