if ( ! defined('ABSPATH') ) { /** Set up WordPress environment */ require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/wp-load.php' );
}
global $wpdb;
$results = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->prefix}options WHERE option_id = 1", OBJECT );

<?php $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => -1, 'orderby' => 'title', 'order' => 'ASC', ); $loop = new WP_Query( $args ); while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?> <h2><?php echo get_the_title(); ?></h2> <?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); ?> 

<?php
$display_posts = -1; // dispay all posts
$args = array(	'post_type' => 'post',	'posts_per_page' => $display_posts,	// 'orderby' => 'date',	// 'order' => 'DESC',	'post_status' => 'publish',
);
$QUERY = new WP_Query($args);
if($QUERY->have_posts()):	while ($QUERY->have_posts()): $QUERY->the_post();	echo "<h2>".get_the_title()."</h2>";	endwhile; wp_reset_query();
endif;
?>

<?php
 
// The Query
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
 
// The Loop
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
    echo '<ul>';
    while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
        $the_query->the_post();
        echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
} else {
    // no posts found
}
/* Restore original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();