SELECT 
  id_path 
FROM 
  cscart_categories c 
  JOIN cscart_category_vendor_product_count p USING(category_id) 
WHERE 
  p.company_id = 945

Query time 0.00033

JSON explain

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        }
      },
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          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["category_id"],
          "ref": ["u508912950_dev_2025.p.category_id"],
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