Select results from table1 based on entries on table2 - php

Question

I have 2 tables;
banner_views (id, b_id, b_date)- this record a banner view every time it gets displayed
banners_dynamic (id, status, static_iname, static_keywords, static_url, static_alt, static_type, static_image, b_views, b_clicks) - stores the banner data
I would like to select 3 banners_dynamic results which have had the least views in the last 7 days.
I did put somethign together (see below) but I realised it was grabbing the total views for all banner rather than uniquely by id.
SELECT *,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM banner_views v WHERE v.b_date >= DATE(NOW()) - INTERVAL 7 DAY) as post_count
FROM banners_dynamic b
WHERE static_keywords LIKE '%test%' AND b.status='1' AND b.static_type='1'
ORDER BY post_count ASC LIMIT 3
Can anyone point me in the correct direction?

Answer 1

You must join both banners_dynamic table and your subquery with corresponding banner IDs:
SELECT
b.*, p.b_count
FROM
banners_dynamic b
INNER JOIN (
SELECT
b_id,
COUNT(*) AS b_count
FROM
banner_views v
WHERE
v.b_date >= DATE(NOW() - INTERVAL 7 DAY)
GROUP BY
b_id
) p on p.b_id = b.id
WHERE
b.static_keywords LIKE '%test%'
AND b.`status` = '1'
AND b.static_type = '1'
ORDER BY
p.b_count ASC
LIMIT 3
UPDATE: You can do it even without subquery:
SELECT
b.*, COUNT(v.b_id) AS b_count
FROM
banners_dynamic b
INNER JOIN banner_views v ON v.b_id = b.id
WHERE
v.b_date >= DATE_ADD(NOW(), INTERVAL - 7 DAY)
AND b.static_keywords LIKE '%test%'
AND b.`status` = '1'
AND b.static_type = '1'
GROUP BY
v.b_id
ORDER BY
b_count ASC
LIMIT 3;
If you want to include banners without any views (count=0) then you must do a LEFT JOIN:
SELECT
b.*, COUNT(v.b_id) AS b_count
FROM
banners_dynamic b
LEFT JOIN banner_views v ON v.b_id = b.id
AND v.b_date >= DATE_ADD(NOW(), INTERVAL - 7 DAY)
WHERE
b.static_keywords LIKE '%test%'
AND b.`status` = '1'
AND b.static_type = '1'
GROUP BY
v.b_id
ORDER BY
b_count ASC
LIMIT 3;