MySQL: Get most recent record

Question

In the table below, how do I get just the most recent record of id=1 based on the signin column and not all 3 records?

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Answer 1

Use the aggregate MAX(signin) grouped by id. This will list the most recent signin for each id.

SELECT 
 id, 
 MAX(signin) AS most_recent_signin
FROM tbl
GROUP BY id

To get the whole single record, perform an INNER JOIN against a subquery which returns only the MAX(signin) per id.

SELECT 
  tbl.id,
  signin,
  signout
FROM tbl
  INNER JOIN (
    SELECT id, MAX(signin) AS maxsign FROM tbl GROUP BY id
  ) ms ON tbl.id = ms.id AND signin = maxsign
WHERE tbl.id=1