Mysql query, WP custom fields - mysql

Question

I need to select some things from few WP tables, one of which is custom field value with a certain key. Problem is, some of posts don't have custom field with this key but aside of that they match query. So question is, how do I select even posts that doesn't have custom field with this key, but other than that match query? Value of field for the posts that do not have custom field should be set 0. I figured it's something like COALESCE, but I'm either using it wrong or it can't be used in this case. My query so far is:
select lists.id,lists.`type`,lists.`status`,lists.watched_eps, lists.score,wp_posts.post_title,wp_posts.post_name,wp_terms.slug,wp_postmeta.meta_value from anime_lists
INNER JOIN wp_posts ON (wp_posts.ID = lists.post_id )
INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON (wp_postmeta.post_id= lists.post_id )
INNER JOIN wp_term_relationships ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id)
INNER JOIN wp_term_taxonomy ON(wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id)
INNER JOIN wp_terms ON(wp_terms.term_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_id)
where lists.id=1
and wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy = 'category'
and wp_postmeta.meta_key='eps'
group by lists.`post_id`
order by lists.`status`, wp_posts.post_title
As it is, query outputs everything that I need but without these posts that do not have custom field 'eps'. If I remove and wp_postmeta.meta_key='eps' it outputs these posts, but that way I get wrong value in wp_postmeta.meta_value field.

Answer 1

As far as I understand what you want, you can just change your wp_postmeta join to a LEFT JOIN and move the WHERE condition on that table to the join, leaving;
SELECT lists.id, lists.`type`, lists.`status`, lists.watched_eps,
lists.score,wp_posts.post_title,wp_posts.post_name,wp_terms.slug,
wp_postmeta.meta_value
FROM anime_lists
INNER JOIN wp_posts
ON wp_posts.ID = anime_lists.post_id
LEFT JOIN wp_postmeta
ON wp_postmeta.post_id = anime_lists.post_id
AND wp_postmeta.meta_key='eps'
INNER JOIN wp_term_relationships
ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id)
INNER JOIN wp_term_taxonomy
ON (wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id)
INNER JOIN wp_terms
ON(wp_terms.term_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_id)
WHERE lists.id=1
AND wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy = 'category'
GROUP BY lists.`post_id`
ORDER BY lists.`status`, wp_posts.post_title