mysql selecting data from one table based on data from another table

Question

I have two mysql tables

table1:

ID    data    status
1     data1   1
2     data2   1
3     data3   0
4     data4   1

table2:

ID    lastLoginDate    specialID
1     2018-09-10       abc
2     2018-03-16       xyz
3     2018-02-20       foo
4     2018-06-18       bar

The common data between both tables is the ID column.

I have a list of specific values I'd like to find in table2 but I would also like to include results that only include data from Table1 where the status is 1 AND where the lastLoginDate from Table2 is less than '2018-03-17'

Here's the code I've tried to use so far, but it does not work:

SELECT Table1.data, Table2.ID, Table2.specialID 
FROM Table1, Table2 
WHERE Table2.SpecialID IN ('acb, foo') OR Table2.ID IN 
  (SELECT Table2.ID 
  FROM Table1, Table2 
  WHERE Table1.ID = Table2.ID 
    AND Table1.status = '1' 
    AND Table2.lastLoginDate < '2018-03-17'
  )";

Expected Result:

data    ID    specialID
data1   1     abc
data2   2     xyz

The results shouldn't include ID '3' because the status is '0' in Table1 even though the specialID was included in the 'IN' list.

Also, the results shouldn't include ID '4' because the specialID was not include in the 'IN' list and the 'lastLoginDate' is greater than '2018-03-17'.

Again, there are 2 overall conditions 1. needs to be in the 'IN' list (only if the status is '1') 2. need to fall within the lastLoginDate (if shows up on the 'IN' list that should override this condition, however only if status is '1')

I'm not sure if this needs to be separated into two queries to work properly or not. Hoping someone can help me figure this out.

Answer 1

If you wan't it to do either in the in list or less then a specific last log in you'll want something like this

select t1.data, t2.id, t2.specialID
from table1 t1
inner join table2 t2
    on t1.id = t2.id 
where t1.status = 1
    and (t2.specialID in('abc','foo') or t2.lastloginDate <'2018-03-17')

Answer 2

I think you have overcomplicated things, a simple match by id should remove any results where there isn't a match by id (the same as doing an inner join), for the rest of the condition you can just add them to the where clause:

Select t1.data, t1.id, t2.specialID
from Table1 as T1, Table2 as T2
where t1.id = t2.id
and t1.status = 1
and t2.specialId in ('abc','foo')
and t2.login_date < '2018-03-17' ;