mysql left join multiple tables code example

Example 1: mysql select and count left join

select
  t.Topic,
  t.Title,
  count(distinct s.starID) as StarCount,
  count(distinct m.User) as UserCount,
  count(distinct m.messageID) as MessageCount
from
  Topics t
  left join Messages m ON m.Topic = t.Topic
  left join Stars_Given s ON s.Topic = t.Topic
group by
  t.Topic,
  t.Title

Example 2: multiple joins mysql

SELECT dashboard_data.headline, dashboard_data.message, dashboard_messages.image_id, images.filename
FROM dashboard_data 
    INNER JOIN dashboard_messages 
        ON dashboard_message_id = dashboard_messages.id
    INNER JOIN images
        ON dashboard_messages.image_id = images.image_id