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Dec 15, 2019 · Databases

10 MySQL Techniques to Sort Custom Role Levels (Make 2 > 3)

This article tackles the challenge of ordering hard‑coded role levels in a MySQL table by presenting ten distinct SQL solutions—including adding a helper column, using FIELD, FIND_IN_SET, CASE, subqueries, UNION, hash‑based formulas, and custom arithmetic—so that a "vice‑manager" (level 2) can be ranked above a "manager" (level 3).