[mysql] SELECT * FROM multiple tables. MySQL

SELECT name, price, photo FROM drinks, drinks_photos WHERE drinks.id = drinks_id

yeilds 5 rows (5 arrays), photo is the only unique field in a row. name, price get repeated (here, fanta- name, price repeat 3 times.) How do i get rid of these duplicates?

Edit: I want name, price and all photo for each drink.

 id      name      price
  1.    fanta        5
  2.     dew         4


 id      photo                   drinks_id
  1.     ./images/fanta-1.jpg      1
  2.     ./images/fanta-2.jpg      1  
  3.     ./images/fanta-3.jpg      1 
  4.     ./images/dew-1.jpg        2
  5.     ./images/dew-2.jpg        2

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You will have the duplicate values for name and price here. And ids are duplicate in the drinks_photos table.There is no way you can avoid them.Also what exactly you want the output ?


In order to get rid of duplicates, you can group by drinks.id. But that way you'll get only one photo for each drinks.id (which photo you'll get depends on database internal implementation).

Though it is not documented, in case of MySQL, you'll get the photo with lowest id (in my experience I've never seen other behavior).

SELECT name, price, photo 
FROM drinks, drinks_photos 
WHERE drinks.id = drinks_id
GROUP BY drinks.id