MySQL Select WHERE IN given order

Question

I have something like

SELECT * FROM table WHERE id IN (118,17,113,23,72);

If I just do this it returns the rows in ID ascending order. Is t

Answer 1

You should use "ORDER BY FIELD". So, for instance:

SELECT * FROM table WHERE id IN (118,17,113,23,72) 
ORDER BY FIELD(id,118,17,113,23,72)