Select First Row In Each Group MySQL

Select the First Row In Each Group of MySQL Here is an example: SELECT MIN(purchases2.id), # change to MAX if you want the highest value purchases1.customer, purchases1.total FROM PURCHASES purchases1 JOIN (SELECT p.customer, MAX(total) AS max_total FROM PURCHASES purchases GROUP BY p.customer) purchases2 ON purchases2.customer = purchases1.customer AND purchases2.max_total = purchases1.total GROUP BY purchases1.customer, purchases1.total