Re: sorting query results

From: Piotr Mitoraj <piotr(dot)mitoraj(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Brew <brew(at)theMode(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: sorting query results
Date: 2009-04-18 14:34:26
Message-ID: 49E9E4F2.10008@gmail.com
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Piotr......
>
>> I recognized two
>> ways of doing that: (sorting results)
>>
>> 1. Issue a new query to the database each time the specific sorting was
>> requested. In other words, let the database do the sorting and fetch the
>> results.
>>
>> 2. Save the table into php array and and use php built-in functions to sort
>> and refresh the table.
>>
>> Which of those methods would be most desired in terms of performance and
>> according to "the best practices"?
>> What would be possible drawbacks/advantages of those methods.
>>
>
> I'd do it in within the database query, it's just a little bit of
> programming, probably just add 'ORDER BY' to your statement. Possibly
> more, but if you have a real complicated query you'll be spending a
> bunch of time getting it right anyway.
>
> If it's slow, then you start to optimize the query.
>
> At any rate, that's the way I do it.....
>
> brew
>
Thanks Brew! The queries I am using are not that complicated (yet). So
for now I ll just stick to this method.

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