Select 个基于分配给它们的记录的最热门类别

Select most popular categories based on records assigned to them

问题:我想根据分配给每个类别的记录了解最受欢迎的类别

数据库结构:

categories.id
categories.title

records.id
records.category_id
records.title
records.views

目标: 假设 records table 中有 1000 多个项目,每个类别的分配不同,并且有随机数records.views。我知道如何加入多个 tables,但我不知道如何计算每个类别中记录的所有查看次数并显示。

预期结果: 我希望输出如下所示:

CATEGORY #1
    id = 21
    title = Fruits
    views = 381

CATEGORY #2
    id = 24
    title = Snacks
    views = 8875

CATEGORY #3
    id = 47
    title = Toys
    views = 381

CATEGORY #4
    id = 25
    title = Milky-wilky products
    views = 8875

有什么技巧可以实现吗?

这似乎是一个非常简单的聚合查询:

SELECT 
    c.id, c.title, SUM(r.views) AS views
FROM 
    categories AS c
  LEFT JOIN 
    records AS r
      ON r.category_id = c.id
GROUP BY
    c.id, c.title ;