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Kevin Naegele
Kevin Naegele
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Posted by Kevin Naegele
Kevin Naegele
10,868 Points

naming columns in mysql

I am making a database and i have to have the colum names be exact, but they include "number" and the word "Date" "end"

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Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
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Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

I believe those can be valid column names but they must be enclosed in backticks in your queries. ie

SELECT `date` FROM `table` WHERE `number` = 1

If you use backticks they will not be interpreted as MySQL literal.

Kevin Naegele
Kevin Naegele
10,868 Points
Kevin Naegele
Kevin Naegele
10,868 Points

I can not use underscores "_" any thoughts