Question

Here is my total user without JOIN statement.

mysql> SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
    -> FROM users;
+--------+
| total  |
+--------+
| 608000 |
+--------+
1 row in set (0.28 sec)

And with LEFT OUTER JOIN

mysql> SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
    -> FROM users
    ->        LEFT OUTER JOIN users_icon
    ->          ON users.uid = users_icon.iconuid
    ->        LEFT OUTER JOIN icon_code
    ->          ON users_icon.icondata = icon_code.iconid;
+--------+
| total  |
+--------+
| 608084 |
+--------+
1 row in set (3.78 sec)

Here I’ve got different total number. With the LEFT OUTER JOIN how do I get the total number is 608000?

Answer 1

Use:

count(distinct users.id) to get correct count.