Sort table header in descending order page wise without sorting whole database table [duplicate]

Answer 1

What you want is to retrieve data from a database and then use the sorting. The easiest way is by using JavaScript.

You need front-end / client-side table sorter like

http://tablesorter.com/docs/#Demo

is it still possible to do with sort function?

It is possible in CakePHP, make array sort in afterFind method