Alias a column name on a left join

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Let's say I have two tables, and both their primary identifiers use the name 'id'. If I want to perform a join with these two tables, how would I alias the id of the table that I want to join with the former table?

For example:

SELECT * FROM `sites_indexed` LEFT JOIN `individual_data` ON `sites_indexed`.`id` = `individual_data`.`site_id` WHERE `url` LIKE :url

Now, site_id is supposed to link up with sites_indexed.id. The actual id which represents the row for individual_data however has the same title as sites_indexed.

Personally, I like to just use the name id for everything, as it keeps things consistent. When scripting server-side however, it can make things confusing.

e.g.

$var = $result['id'];

Given the aforementioned query, wouldn't this confuse the interpreter?

Anyway, how is this accomplished?

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