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

Haven't tried this myself, but this might work:

SELECT t1.id, t1.column_1, t2.column_2, t2a.column_2
FROM t1     
LEFT JOIN t2 ON t1.id = t2.id
RIGHT JOIN t2 AS t2a ON t1.id = t2a.id