SELECT 
  COUNT(*) 
FROM 
  discussion_posts 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_messages ON discussion_messages.post_id = discussion_posts.post_id 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_rating ON discussion_rating.post_id = discussion_posts.post_id 
WHERE 
  discussion_posts.thread_id = 2679 
  AND discussion_posts.status = 'A'

Query time 0.00053

JSON explain

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