[GoldenLion]

Hi, are these `` important in MySQL queries? I know that the queries work with and without them. What are they for? I tried googling, but I couldn't find anything or I just didn't understand.

[Vince]

They are used to explicitly tell the interpreter that the quoted value is an identifier, not a reserved word. In other words, if you have a table or column name that appears in this list (words marked with ®) then you should add those backticks. The alternate and better option, however, is to not use table or column names that are or could become reserved words.

[GoldenLion]

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Originally Posted by Vince They are used to explicitly tell the interpreter that the quoted value is an identifier, not a reserved word. In other words, if you have a table or column name that appears in this list (words marked with ®) then you should add those backticks. The alternate and better option, however, is to not use table or column names that are or could become reserved words.

OK, I got it, thank you.