Custom Sort order for a field in MySQL

MySQL fields are made to order alphabetically or numerically on fields, but what happens if you have a custom sort order? You might ask, but when would you have a custom sort order? The two situations that come to mind are when a field contains data NOT in the expected format. Imagine a field with …

mydomain.com, mydomainwebhosting, mysql and localhost

I recently thought I would try a new webhost. I’ve been with my current one for a number of years, and the relationship, whilst not perfect, has stood the test of time. I have opened up a mydomain.com web hosting account, mainly because the second ever domain (and every other–bar one–domain purchase has been through …