MySQL: Union of a Left Join with a Right Join

Question

Say we have the following tables t1 and t2:

t1:
id | column_1
-------------
 1 |   1
 2 |   2

t2:
id | column_2
-------------
 2 |   2
 3 |   3

Answer 1

select a.id, t1.column_1, t2.column_2
from (
    select id from t1
    union 
    select id from t2
) a
left outer join t1 on a.id = t1.id
left outer join t2 on a.id = t2.id