MySQL query to return number 'zero' if no results

Question

When selecting a DATE and that date does not exist in my table it currently will return an empty result set. How can I be able to return the number zero for those empty res

Answer 1

Try COALESCE

SELECT COALESCE(SUM(TOTAL),0), COALESCE(SUM(5STAR),0), STORE, DATE
FROM `table` WHERE DATE >= '2012-02-24' GROUP BY TOTAL