how to get latest record or record with max corresponding date of all distinct values in a column in mysql?

Question

For Example, I have table like this:

Date      | Id | Total
-----------------------
2014-01-08  1    15
2014-01-09  3    24
2014-02-04  3    24
2014-03-15  1             


        

Answer 1

You can also use Max() in sql:

SELECT date, id, total
   FROM table as a WHERE date = (SELECT MAX(date)
   FROM table as b
  WHERE a.id = b.id
 )