Node.js MySQL Order By Clause

Introduction: We use the SQL ORDER BY Clause to sort the data with respect to some column value in ascending or descending order.

Syntax:

SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY name;
This will sort all rows of output in ascending order (by default) with respect to name column.

SELECT address FROM users ORDER BY name DESC;
This will sort all rows of output in descending order with respect to name column but return the data of address.

Module Installation: Install the mysql module using the following command:

npm install mysql

Database: Our SQL users table preview with sample data is shown below:

Example 1: Select all columns from the users table but sort them by name in ascending order.

index.js

const mysql = require("mysql");

let db_con  = mysql.createConnection({
    host: "localhost",
    user: "root",
    password: '',
    database: 'gfg_db'
});

db_con.connect((err) => {
    if (err) {
      console.log("Database Connection Failed !!!", err);
      return;
    }

    console.log("We are connected to gfg_db database");

    // Our Query
    let query = 'SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY name';

    db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
        if(err) throw err;

        console.log(rows);
    });
});

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output:

Example 2: Select only the address column from the users table but sort them in descending order of name.

index.js

const mysql = require("mysql");

let db_con  = mysql.createConnection({
    host: "localhost",
    user: "root",
    password: '',
    database: 'gfg_db'
});

db_con.connect((err) => {
    if (err) {
      console.log("Database Connection Failed !!!", err);
      return;
    }

    console.log("We are connected to gfg_db database");

    // Notice the address column and DESC below
    let query = 'SELECT address FROM users ORDER BY name DESC';

    db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
        if(err) throw err;

        console.log(rows);
    });
});

Run the index.js file using the following command:

node index.js

Output: