title: How can I select the top 10 largest numbers from a database column using SQL?
body: <p>I have a database table which contains a column that records page hits for every entry.</p>
  
  <p>I want to select the top 5 most hit pages from the database, but can't seem to find the right method to do so using just SQL. In particular I'm looking for one which doesn't involve selecting every entry and scanning through it afterwards using PHP.</p>
  
  <p>What's the best way to do this via SQL (if there is one)?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>