next/previous from mysql issue

[scrypte]

I am trying to sort through the names so it goes next and previous from the records within the database, here is how the names look

A.J.
Abby
Abby
Adara Michaels
Adele Stephens
Adina
Adrianna
Adrianne
Adrienne
Africa Sexxx
Aladya

Here is how its actually pulling the info if you start at A.J. and click next:
Aladya

thats a lot of names to skip over. Does mysql not read stuff like A.J. properly?

Here is the code i'm using

  function next_model($modelID,$hostname)
  {

$s = "SELECT * FROM md_models WHERE modelID > $modelID && sites LIKE '%$hostname%'  ORDER BY alias LIMIT 1";
$q = mysql_query($s);
$exist = mysql_num_rows($q);
$r = mysql_fetch_array($q);

if ($exist!=0)
{
	$next = '<a href="index.php?cmd=view&modelID='.$r['modelID'].'"><img src="images/model_next.gif" alt="Next Model" border="0" align="bottom" /></a>';
}

return $next;
  }

any ideas?

[scrypte]

Resolved by mysql with the following code

  function next_model($alias,$hostname)
  {

$s = "SELECT * FROM md_models WHERE alias>'$alias' && sites LIKE '%$hostname%' ORDER BY alias ASC LIMIT 1";
$q = mysql_query($s);
$exist = mysql_num_rows($q);
$r = mysql_fetch_array($q);

if ($exist!=0)
{
$next = '<a href="index.php?cmd=view&modelID='.$r['modelID'].'"><img src="images/model_next.gif" alt="Next Model" border="0" align="bottom" /></a>';
}

return $next;
  }