MYSQL Left join A.table et b.table tout en conservant l'identifiant a.table

Utilisez-le comme ceci :

SELECT 
    *,
    COALESCE(b.customer_id, 0) AS customer_id
FROM sales_customer a 
LEFT JOIN sales_contact b ON a.customer_id = b.customer_id
ORDER BY 
    CASE WHEN company_name = '' THEN lname ELSE company_name END ASC