Dynamically arrange table by date

Question

Hello
http://www.crackme.co.uk
If you click 'Learn' you will see a table that has been
called from a database using php and mysql. I used dreamweaver to
help me.
I am trying to make links so I can order my results, at the
moment I have setup different pages and changed the 'order by'
parameter for the repeat region.
Problem: If a user has changed the order to "date decending",
and then clicks 'Learn', or any of the other links at the top, the
order resets, as my linked page is "date ascending".
Solution?: I would like to know how I can change the order
via SQL commands with a link button at the top of the table, rather
having to setup a new page for each order style.
I suppose I am trying to do what this tool offers "Sort
Repeat Region from DWTeam" but without buying it.
Any help would be great
THANK YOU

Answer 1

Have the column headings (which the user clicks to sort by
that column) as
links back to the main page, with the sort as a url parameter
eg
www.mysite.com/mypage.php?sort=name
www.mysite.com/mypage.php?sort=date
etc
Then in your recordset, change the code from
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table ";
to
switch($_GET['sort']){
case "date":
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY date DESC";
break;
case "name":
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY name DESC";
break;
You`ll need to change the above to suit your needs obviously,
but the above
shows the principles that you need to use.
So you use the same page for each sort, but the SQL to
retrieve the records
in the order you want changes dynamically.
Gareth
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