Changing default sorting behavior of mysql

Question

I have a table in my database.

+--------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field  | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra                 


        

Answer 1

There is no default sort order!

The DB returns the data in the fastest way possible. If this happen to be the order in which it is stored or a key is defined then this is up to the system. You can't rely on that.

Think about it: Why would the DB use performace to order something by default if you don't need it ordered. DBs are optimised for speed.

If you want it being ordered then you have to specify that in an order by clause.