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SELECT
	i.filename,
	i.description,
	i.user_id,
	i.status,
	u.first_name,
	u.last_name,
	DATE_FORMAT(i.date_created,'%M %e, %Y') AS date_created_pretty,
	imageid
FROM
	user u,
	image i
WHERE
	userid = user_id AND 
	status = 2
ORDER BY
	i.date_created DESC
LIMIT
	0,
	9