SELECT 
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      prices.price, 
      prices.price - (
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      products.product_id ASC
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    ORDER BY 
      products.parent_product_id ASC, 
      products.product_id ASC
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    products.parent_product_id 
    ORDER BY 
      products.parent_product_id ASC, 
      products.product_id ASC
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  products.product_type, 
  products.parent_product_id, 
  descr1.full_description as full_description 
FROM 
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  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_prices as prices ON prices.product_id = products.product_id 
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  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_prices as prices_2 ON prices.product_id = prices_2.product_id 
  AND prices_2.lower_limit = 1 
  AND prices_2.price < prices.price 
  AND prices_2.usergroup_id IN (0, 0, 1) 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_companies AS companies ON companies.company_id = products.company_id 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products_categories as products_categories ON products_categories.product_id = products.product_id 
  INNER JOIN cscart_categories ON cscart_categories.category_id = products_categories.category_id 
  AND (
    cscart_categories.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(
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    ) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(
      1, cscart_categories.usergroup_ids
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  AND cscart_categories.status IN ('A', 'H') 
  AND cscart_categories.storefront_id IN (0, 1) 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND products.product_id NOT IN (81) 
  AND companies.status IN ('A') 
  AND prices.price >= 47.02 
  AND prices.price <= 51.98 
  AND (
    products.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(0, products.usergroup_ids) 
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  AND products.status IN ('A') 
  AND prices.usergroup_id IN (0, 0, 1) 
  AND prices_2.price IS NULL 
  AND products.company_id IN('1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6') 
  AND products.product_type != 'D' 
GROUP BY 
  product_id 
ORDER BY 
  product asc, 
  products.product_id ASC 
LIMIT 
  0, 3

Query time 0.00736

JSON explain

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Result

product_id product company_name price product_ids product_types parent_product_ids product_type parent_product_id full_description
130 Casio DR-210TM CS-Cart 49.95000000 130 P 0 P 0 <table class="defTBL" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;" width="79%"> <thead style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <th style="word-wrap: break-word;" colspan="2"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">DR-210TM Technical Specifications</strong></div> </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <th style="word-wrap: break-word;" colspan="2"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Display</strong></div> </th> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Digits</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">12</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Type</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Digitron</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Special</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Large Display</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <th style="word-wrap: break-word;" colspan="2"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Printer</strong></div> </th> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Speed - lines/second</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">4.4</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Print Color</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">2 Color-Black/Red</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Type</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Ribbon</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Ink Ribbon</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">RB-02</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <th style="word-wrap: break-word;" colspan="2"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Features</strong></div> </th> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Decimal Selector</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Floating or fixed decimal 0,1,2,3,4,6</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Item Counter</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Independent Memory</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Printing Reference Numbers</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Tax Calculation</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Automatic Constants</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Independent Add Register</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Grand Total</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">MU/MD</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Feed</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Right Shift Key</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">Round Off</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Round Up</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Cut Off</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">ADD Mode</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Cost/Sell/Margin</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img style="word-wrap: break-word; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" src="http://www.casio.com/resource/images/catalog/calculator/black_bullet.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <th style="word-wrap: break-word;" colspan="2"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; 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padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word;">Unit Dimensions</strong></div> </th> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Size (inches)&nbsp; H x W x L</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">4-3/10" x 8-2/5" x 15"</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="61%">Weight oz/lbs</td> <td style="word-wrap: break-word;" width="39%"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">3.7 lbs</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <p style="word-wrap: break-word; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;">Technical Specifications Subject to Change</p> </p>
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36 Routing Protocols and Concepts: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide CS-Cart 51.00000000 36 P 0 P 0 <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><em>Routing Protocols and Concepts</em>, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Routing Protocols and Concepts course in the Cisco Networking Academy&reg; CCNA&reg; Exploration curriculum version 4. This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and the primary routing protocols. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book&rsquo;s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0px;">New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:</p> <ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; text-align: left;"> <li style="font-size: 1em;">Chapter objectives&mdash;Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.</li> <li style="font-size: 1em;">Key terms&mdash;Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and turn to the highlighted terms in context in each chapter.</li> <li style="font-size: 1em;">Glossary&mdash;Consult the comprehensive glossary with more than 150 terms.</li> <li style="font-size: 1em;">Check Your Understanding questions and answer key&mdash;Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.</li> <li style="font-size: 1em;">Challenge questions and activities&mdash;Strive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>