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Get the count of items related to nested category in sql [closed]

I have two tables: categories and items. i have stored categories using nested set structure. Categories have items. Items can be only added to leaf nodes of a root category. For eg: Categories ...
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Hierarchical queries without CTEs

I'm new to MySQL. The GetFamilyTree(id) function that Rolando suggested in the Find highest level of a hierarchical field: with vs without CTEs question was great but when the id is greater than 999 ...
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Foreign key with multiple table options

I'm not sure if the title is very good, feel free to suggest a better one. People can "comment" on different objects of my site,similarly to StackExchange (for example they can comment on a Question, ...
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MySQL function to return breadcrumb-like string from hierarchical structure

Show create table: CREATE TABLE `a` ( `id` int(11) NOT NULL, `name` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, `parent_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`id`), KEY `parent_id` (`parent_id`), ...
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Find highest level of a hierarchical field: with vs without CTEs

note: this question has been updated to reflect that we are currently using MySQL, having done so, I would like to see a how much easier it would be if we switched to a CTE-supporting database. I ...