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MySQL LEFT JOIN syntax

SELECT count(*) FROM search LEFT JOIN click ON search.id = click.id WHERE click.id IS NOT NULL;

or

SELECT count(*) FROM search, click WHERE search.id = click.id AND click.id IS NOT NULL;

or

SELECT count(*) FROM search, click WHERE search.id = click.id;


Count the rows in search that have a corresponding matching id row in click.