mysql limit inside group?

Question

I want to limit the size of records inside a group, and here is my trial, how to do it right?

mysql> select * from accounts limit 5 group by type;
         


        

Answer 1

I am not sure you can use a limit in the group by. You can probably use it if your group by is a sub select that returns one row/value. For example:

select * from foo order by (select foo2.id from foo2 limit 1)

I am just guessing this would work.