📌 SQL Query Execution Order Explained 🔗 Learn SQL & Data Science → https://programmingvalley.com/ Most people write SQL in this order: SELECT → FROM → WHERE → GROUP BY → HAVING → ORDER BY → LIMIT But here’s the twist → the database doesn’t execute it that way. Let’s break it down so it finally clicks 👇 ⮕ FROM (and JOINS) SQL first pulls in tables, applies joins, and resolves subqueries. Think of it as gathering all raw ingredients before cooking. ⮕ WHERE Filters rows before grouping. Example: