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in:
[select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id, c.categories_image from categories c, categories_description cd where (c.parent_id=) and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='1' and c.categories_status= 1 order by sort_order, cd.categories_name]