MySQL / PDO - Select from other table (Join statement) - php

Question

I have a PDO statement, that selects some data from some different tables. Although, I am unsure on how I can select data from yet another table:
SELECT
c.forum_id as category_id,
c.forum_name as category_name,
t.forum_id as id,
t.forum_name as name,
t.forum_desc as description,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_topics WHERE forum_id=t.forum_id AND topic_deleted=0) as topics_count,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE forum_id=t.forum_id AND post_deleted=0) as posts_count,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE topic_id=lp.topic_id AND post_deleted=0) as last_post_count,
lp.topic_id as last_post_topic_id,
lp.topic_title as last_post_topic_title,
lp.post_time as last_post_time,
lp.username as last_post_username
FROM forum_cats as t
JOIN forum_cats as c on c.forum_id = t.forum_type_id
left join (
SELECT
ft.topic_id,
ft.title as topic_title,
tmp.post_time,
u.username,
fp.forum_id
FROM
forum_posts fp
join forum_topics ft on ft.topic_id = fp.topic_id
join users u on u.id = fp.userid
join (
select forum_id, max(`post_time`) `post_time`
from forum_posts fp
where fp.post_deleted = 0
group by forum_id
) as tmp on (fp.forum_id = tmp.forum_id and fp.post_time = tmp.post_time)
where post_deleted = 0 and ft.topic_deleted = 0
) as lp on lp.forum_id = t.forum_id
where t.forum_active = 1 and c.forum_active = 1
order by category_id, t.forum_id
");
Now, I want to select the column avatar.users where username.users is = last_post_username (avatar column, from the users table).
I have absolute no idea on where to start. Should I put it something like this?
(SELECT avatar FROM users WHERE username=last_post_username)
That doesn't work though.
Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You already have "last_post_username" based on a join as "u.id = fp.userid". You just need to retrieve "lp.avatar"
Here is my answer :
SELECT
c.forum_id as category_id,
c.forum_name as category_name,
t.forum_id as id,
t.forum_name as name,
t.forum_desc as description,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_topics WHERE forum_id=t.forum_id AND topic_deleted=0) as topics_count,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE forum_id=t.forum_id AND post_deleted=0) as posts_count,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM forum_posts WHERE topic_id=lp.topic_id AND post_deleted=0) as last_post_count,
lp.topic_id as last_post_topic_id,
lp.topic_title as last_post_topic_title,
lp.post_time as last_post_time,
lp.username as last_post_username,
lp.avatar
FROM forum_cats as t
JOIN forum_cats as c on c.forum_id = t.forum_type_id
left join (
SELECT
ft.topic_id,
ft.title as topic_title,
tmp.post_time,
u.username,
u.avatar,
fp.forum_id
FROM
forum_posts fp
join forum_topics ft on ft.topic_id = fp.topic_id
join users u on u.id = fp.userid
join (
select forum_id, max(`post_time`) `post_time`
from forum_posts fp
where fp.post_deleted = 0
group by forum_id
) as tmp on (fp.forum_id = tmp.forum_id and fp.post_time = tmp.post_time)
where post_deleted = 0 and ft.topic_deleted = 0
) as lp on lp.forum_id = t.forum_id
where t.forum_active = 1 and c.forum_active = 1
order by category_id, t.forum_id
");