where clause is ambiguous

where clause is ambiguous

where clause is ambiguous
在一次使用mysql數據庫查詢的時候出現錯誤提示 Column 'languageid' in where clause is ambiguous，這個錯誤in where clause is ambiguous多半是因為多表查詢的時候幾個表中同時出現了某個相同的列名，而在查詢條件WHERE後面又沒有指定是那個表，而引起的
又或者是查詢結果裡面有兩個相同的列名，而沒有指定是哪個表
使用的時候可以這樣,mysql查詢前面加表名可避免出現錯誤Column 'languageid' in where clause is ambiguous
SELECT tablea.id aid table.id bid WHERE tablea.id = tableb.id

SELECT *
FROM tbl_listings
WHERE postcode = 'var1' AND catID = 'var2' AND stateID = 'var3'
ORDER BY listingName ASC

using the following variables

name: var1
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['postcode']

name: var2
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['catID']

name: var3
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['stateID']

I, however, want to get the category name from the category table using a join so I tried this:

Code:
SELECT *
FROM tbl_listings LEFT JOIN tbl_category ON tbl_listings.catID = tbl_category.catID
WHERE postcode = 'var1' AND catID = 'var2' AND stateID = 'var3'
ORDER BY listingName ASCusing the following variables

name: var1
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['postcode']

name: var2
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['catID']

name: var3
default value: -1
run-time value: $_GET['stateID']

This gives me an error saying: Column: 'catID' in where clause in ambiguous.

WHERE postcode = 'var1' AND tbl_listings.catID = 'var2'

OR
PHP Code:
WHERE postcode = 'var1' AND tbl_category.catID = 'var2'