-- THIS ONE SELECT `urlaub`.* FROM `urlaub` , `users` WHERE `users`.`userid` = `urlaub`.`userid` AND `users`.`enddate` > '2012-01-01' AND `urlaub`.`status` =3 -- OR THIS ONE SELECT `urlaub`.* FROM `urlaub` JOIN `users` ON `users`.`userid` = `urlaub`.`userid` WHERE `users`.`enddate` > '2012-01-01' AND `urlaub`.`status` =3