Note: please see here for an animated visual of how left/right joins work.
--A MORE COMPLEX RIGHT JOIN
SELECT
IFNULL(first_name,'MISSING') AS first,
IFNULL(last_name,'USER') as last,
order_date,
amount,
SUM(amount)
FROM customers
RIGHT JOIN orders
ON customers.id = orders.customer_id
GROUP BY first_name, last_name;-- WORKING WITH ON DELETE CASCADE
CREATE TABLE customers(
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
first_name VARCHAR(100),
last_name VARCHAR(100),
email VARCHAR(100)
);
CREATE TABLE orders(
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
order_date DATE,
amount DECIMAL(8,2),
customer_id INT,
FOREIGN KEY(customer_id)
REFERENCES customers(id)
ON DELETE CASCADE
);
INSERT INTO customers (first_name, last_name, email)
VALUES ('Boy', 'George', 'george@gmail.com'),
('George', 'Michael', 'gm@gmail.com'),
('David', 'Bowie', 'david@gmail.com'),
('Blue', 'Steele', 'blue@gmail.com'),
('Bette', 'Davis', 'bette@aol.com');
INSERT INTO orders (order_date, amount, customer_id)
VALUES ('2016/02/10', 99.99, 1),
('2017/11/11', 35.50, 1),
('2014/12/12', 800.67, 2),
('2015/01/03', 12.50, 2),
('1999/04/11', 450.25, 5);