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title: 'orderByRaw() is very useful for complex sorting in Eloquent'
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thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-20
author_username: mattkingshott
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created_at: 2022-05-20T16:32:03+00:00
slug: orderbyraw-is-very-useful-for-complex-sorting-in-eloquent
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🔥 #Laravel Tip: Make use of ‘orderByRaw’ when you need to sort records in a more complex manner than simply A-Z or Z-A. Here’s an example where I sort ‘roles’ based on their level of importance (rather than their alphabetical order).