SELECT 
  p.product_id, 
  ifnull(
    count(dp.post_id), 
    0
  ) as discussion_amount_posts 
FROM 
  cscart_discussion 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products as p ON (
    cscart_discussion.object_id = p.product_id
  ) 
  INNER JOIN cscart_discussion_posts as dp ON (
    cscart_discussion.thread_id = dp.thread_id 
    AND cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'
  ) 
WHERE 
  dp.status = 'A' 
  and p.product_id in (
    4840, 4079, 4391, 4049, 4508, 4060, 4835, 
    4039, 4837, 4836, 4838, 3993, 4325, 
    4240, 4038, 4327, 4329, 4332, 4362, 
    4514, 4331, 4581, 4073, 4579
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00097

JSON explain

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