SELECT * FROM wc_poems p, wc_poem_cat_link l WHERE p.id=l.poem_id AND (l.cat_id IN (3) OR p.all_cats=1) ORDER BY p.list_order ASC
The query should return a column if all_cats is set to 1, no matter whether the other conditions are met or not. But it only returns if cat_id matches the condition (i.e. it is 3).
Using EXPLAIN I get the message “Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const table…” I though I had some idea of what that meant, but can’t put my finger on it.
If somebody could help I would appreciate it. If there is some more information I need to post please let me know.
i’m going to guess that a poem which has all_cats=1 isn’t going to be linked to any wc_poem_cat_link rows, so the inner join is messing things up
SELECT id
, list_order
FROM wc_poems
WHERE all_cats = 1
OR EXISTS
( SELECT 937
FROM wc_poem_cat_link
WHERE poem_id = wc_poems.id
AND cat_id = 3 )
ORDER
BY list_order
SELECT
something
, anything
, just_not_the_dreaded_star
FROM
wc_poems p
INNER JOIN
wc_poem_cat_link l
ON
p.id=l.poem_id
WHERE
l.cat_id=3
OR
p.all_cats=1
ORDER BY
p.list_order ASC