Let's say I have a table like this
a | b | c | d | e | id | user_id |
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-2.3213 | 9999232342| 0.2099321 | 0.113399 | -1221 | 1 |43124123321321|
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-3.3213 | 2231232342| 0.3099321 | 0.203799 | -1231 | 2 |34224123321321|
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-4.3293 | 1111232342| 0.2099321 | 0.203799 | -1241 | 3 |98787612321321|
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-1.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.213399 | -1231 | 4 |76534123321321|
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-4.2469 | 2231232342| 0.6099321 | 0.203399 | -1261 | 5 |55542333321321|
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-1.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.103599 | -1271 | 6 |12454123321321|
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-3.3213 | 2231232342| 0.5099321 | 0.203599 | -1281 | 7 |23123323321321|
and every time a user signs up a new row will be inserted with respective values.
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-9.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.103599 | -1181 | 8 |23123323321321|
So.. can I arrange the rows using php in a way that they are arranged by column 'a' first, then column 'b', then column 'c', etc, in a descending order?
a | b | c | d | e | id | user_id |
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-9.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.103599 | -1181 | 8 |23123323321321|
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-4.3293 | 1111232342| 0.2099321 | 0.203799 | -1241 | 3 |98787612321321|
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-4.2469 | 2231232342| 0.6099321 | 0.203399 | -1261 | 5 |55542333321321|
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-3.3213 | 2231232342| 0.5099321 | 0.203599 | -1281 | 7 |23123323321321|
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-3.3213 | 2231232342| 0.3099321 | 0.203799 | -1231 | 2 |34224123321321|
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-2.3213 | 9999232342| 0.2099321 | 0.113399 | -1221 | 1 |43124123321321|
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-1.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.213399 | -1231 | 4 |76534123321321|
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-1.1133 | 2231232342| 0.1099321 | 0.103599 | -1271 | 6 |12454123321321|
And therefore when I want to select the rows with the closest values I can just select the nearest rows.
I'm new to working with database and I'll be very grateful if someone can help me. Thank you.