MYSQL Select from table, get newest/last 10 rows in table

Question

What\'s the best, and easiest way to do this? My query currently is:

  SELECT * 
    FROM chat 
   WHERE (userID = $session AND toID = $friendID) 
      OR (use         


        

Answer 1

First select the last 10 from the table, then re-order them in ascending order.

SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 10) sub ORDER BY id ASC