SUM counts from parent and child

Question

With this SQL-query, I am able to obtain the count(*) of items in subcategory, but I want to be able to SUM total items, from both main (parent) category and subcategory (child), how can this be achieved?

SELECT parent.name,
COUNT(sub.item_id) AS total
FROM categories parent
LEFT JOIN subcategories child ON parent.category_id = child.category_id
LEFT JOIN item_subcategory sub ON child.subcategory_id = sub.subcategory_id
LEFT JOIN items i ON sub.item_id = i.item_id
GROUP BY parent.name;

EDIT: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/7ec5b8/1

Note, I am using the latest MySQL on my PC, but the one supported there is 5.6 at highest, for some reason I keep getting syntax error.

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EDIT2: This QUERY currently COUNTs ITEMS in subcategories, is IT possible to within the same query count for items in main categories and then SUM these two counts.

Answer 1

SELECT name, COUNT(item_id) 
FROM ( SELECT c.name, i.item_id
       FROM categories c
       LEFT JOIN item_category ic ON ic.category_id = c.category_id
       LEFT JOIN items i ON ic.item_id = i.item_id

     UNION ALL

       SELECT c.name, i.item_id
       FROM categories c
       LEFT JOIN subcategories sc ON sc.category_id = c.category_id
       LEFT JOIN item_subcategory isc ON isc.subcategory_id = sc.subcategory_id
       LEFT JOIN items i ON isc.item_id = i.item_id
     ) total
GROUP BY name /* WITH ROLLUP */
;

or

SELECT name, SUM(cnt)
FROM ( SELECT c.name, COUNT(i.item_id) cnt
       FROM categories c
       LEFT JOIN item_category ic ON ic.category_id = c.category_id
       LEFT JOIN items i ON ic.item_id = i.item_id
       GROUP BY c.name

     UNION ALL

       SELECT c.name, COUNT(i.item_id)
       FROM categories c
       LEFT JOIN subcategories sc ON sc.category_id = c.category_id
       LEFT JOIN item_subcategory isc ON isc.subcategory_id = sc.subcategory_id
       LEFT JOIN items i ON isc.item_id = i.item_id
       GROUP BY c.name
     ) total
GROUP BY name /* WITH ROLLUP */
;