Sort by Alphabetical Order (solved)

[Tim]

How could I sort the output of this while loop by alphabetical order?

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<form action = "admin_panel.php" method = "post">		
<br><br>		
<b>Give a player an item:</b>		
<br>		
Username: <input type = "text" name = "username" size = "10" />      		
Item:		
<select name="item_name">      		
		
<?php
$item_list_1 = "SELECT * from items";
$item_list_2 = mysql_query($item_list_1) or die ("System: Could not get item information.");

while($item_list_3 = mysql_fetch_array($item_list_2))
{
	echo "<option>$item_list_3[name]</option>";
}
?>
		
</select>
     
Quantity: <input type="text" name="item_quantity" size = "10" />      
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="give_item">		
</form>

I'm sure it's pretty easy. I tried to figure it out by reading the types or sorting in the PHP manual, but I just couldn't get it to work ...

Please and thank you!

[Perry]

I'm not sure because I have never sorted alphabetically, but you could try changing " $item_list_1 = "SELECT * from items"; " to " $item_list_1 = "SELECT * from items ORDER BY name"; ".

name would be what ever table you are using to store the items name.

Let me know if it helps.

EDIT: Yes I just tried it and it should do what you want.

[Tim]

I'm not sure because I have never sorted alphabetically, but you could try changing " $item_list_1 = "SELECT * from items"; " to " $item_list_1 = "SELECT * from items ORDER BY name"; ".

name would be what ever table you are using to store the items name.

Let me know if it helps.

EDIT: Yes I just tried it and it should do what you want.

That worked perfectly! Thank you Perry!

[SpiritWebb]

Changed this thread to solved based on Tim's answer as this worked perfectly!