{"id":13519,"date":"2024-03-15T07:18:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-mysql-to-sort-in-ascending-order\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:36:35","slug":"how-to-use-mysql-to-sort-in-ascending-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-mysql-to-sort-in-ascending-order\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL Sort Ascending: ORDER BY ASC Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To perform ascending sorting in MySQL, you can use the ORDER BY clause in the SELECT statement.<\/p>\n<p>The syntax format is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>SELECT \u5217\u540d FROM \u8868\u540d ORDER BY \u5217\u540d ASC;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The column name is the name of the column you want to sort by, and the table name is the name of the table from which you want to select data. 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