SQL QUERY Result arrangement issue

Question

This is my SQL query:

select name,description 
from wp_widget_custom 
where name in (\'hemel-hempstead\',\'maidenhead\',
  \'guildford\',\'bromley\',\'east-l         


        

Answer 1

order by field:

select name, description
from wp_widget_custom
where name in ('hemel-hempstead','maidenhead','guildford','bromley','east-london','hertfordshire','billericay','surrey')
order by field(name, 'hemel-hempstead','maidenhead','guildford','bromley','east-london','hertfordshire','billericay','surrey')