#1064 - SQL join 2 table issue

Question

I am not familiar with using sql. May I know what the problem with this query? The code is as follows:

SELECT * 
FROM `products` 
JOIN 'cats' ON products.`cat_id` = cats.'id'
WHERE products.pro_name LIKE 'cats.name';

Answer 1

Try this:

SELECT * FROM products 
JOIN cats 
ON products.cat_id = cats.id 
WHERE products.pro_name LIKE '%'+cats.name+'%'

Answer 2

Try this

SELECT * FROM products prod,cats cat ON 
products.cat_id = cat.id where products.pro_name LIKE '%'+cat.name