MySQL Show Tables Sorted by Table Name

You can sort the table_name property from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES with ORDER BY clause. Sort in ascending order or descending order with the help of ASC or DESC respectively. The syntax is as follows −

SELECT table_name
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_type = 'BASE TABLE' AND table_schema='yourDatabaseName'
ORDER BY table_name DESC;

Use the database with the name sample and have some tables. First, we will show all tables after that we will apply to sort on the table name. The query to display all tables is as follows −

mysql> show tables;

The following is the output −

+--------------------------+
| Tables_in_sample         |
+--------------------------+
| blobsizedemo             |
| insert_prevent           |
| insertrecord_selecttable |
| insertrecordprevent      |
| mytable                  |
| newlinedemo              |
| notequaloperator         |
| sumofeverydistinct       |
| yourtable                |
+--------------------------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query to sort by table name. Now, let us display all tables in descending order with ORDER BY clause −

mysql> SELECT table_name
   -> FROM information_schema.tables
   -> WHERE table_type = 'BASE TABLE' AND table_schema='sample'
   -> ORDER BY table_name DESC;

The following is the output −

+--------------------------+
| TABLE_NAME               |
+--------------------------+
| yourtable                |
| sumofeverydistinct       |
| notequaloperator         |
| newlinedemo              |
| mytable                  |
| insertrecordprevent      |
| insertrecord_selecttable |
| insert_prevent           |
| blobsizedemo             |
+--------------------------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)