SELECT 
  COUNT(*) 
FROM 
  cscart_discussion_posts 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_discussion_messages ON cscart_discussion_messages.post_id = cscart_discussion_posts.post_id 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_discussion_rating ON cscart_discussion_rating.post_id = cscart_discussion_posts.post_id 
WHERE 
  cscart_discussion_posts.thread_id = 219253 
  AND cscart_discussion_posts.status = 'A'

Query time 0.00048

JSON explain

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