Mysql custom order by and alphabetical order by:

Question

I am using the following query:

$query = \"SELECT * FROM `$table[$a]` ORDER BY FIELD(typeof,\'pdf\',\'swf\',\'img\',\'web\')\";

to select a

Answer 1

SELECT * FROM `$table[$a]` 
ORDER BY 
  FIELD(typeof,'pdf','swf','img','web'), --first order by type
  filename  --then by filename