# Does the orders of FROM and WHERE make any difference?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-the-orders-of-from-and-where-make-any-difference/302779>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 7, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-the-orders-of-from-and-where-make-any-difference/302779 "2010-01-07T12:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![IQAndreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f08c70/32.png) [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-the-orders-of-from-and-where-make-any-difference/302779/1 "2010-01-07T12:54:24Z")

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I’m trying to get this all straight in my head.

[SIZE=“1”]I’m trying to combine three different tables (one of which is mine, the other two I need to work around and try to interface with, so I have zero control over their structure), and it’s getting a little too much for me. :hangover:[/SIZE]

I can’t seem to get the logic right in my head, but **Does the order of tables after FROM make any difference?** and **Does the order of WHERE and AND statements make any difference as long as I have no ORs?**

Does anyone need examples of what I mean?