[PHP] MySQL table design
Hello List, Is it possible to create a MySQL table with characters such as . and [] in the column headers? If so would you explain how? Thank you, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] MySQL table design
On 23 Mar 2012, at 00:10, Chris Stinemetz wrote: Is it possible to create a MySQL table with characters such as . and [] in the column headers? If so would you explain how? Try putting the column names in backticks (`). BUT... whatever the reason why you want to do that, IT'S WRONG. Seriously, don't do it. It will cause you more problems than you think it will solve, and I don't even know what problem you think it will solve. -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] MySQL table design
On 2012-03-22, at 8:10 PM, Chris Stinemetz chrisstinem...@gmail.com wrote: Hello List, Is it possible to create a MySQL table with characters such as . and [] in the column headers? If so would you explain how? Thank you, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Periods are not allowed, nor other characters that are reflected in file paths. You can use the back tick to wrap the field names, but I really don't recommend it. If you ever need to port this to another DB, it might not be as forgiving Bastien -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] MySQL table design
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Stuart Dallas stu...@3ft9.com wrote: On 23 Mar 2012, at 00:10, Chris Stinemetz wrote: Is it possible to create a MySQL table with characters such as . and [] in the column headers? If so would you explain how? Try putting the column names in backticks (`). BUT... whatever the reason why you want to do that, IT'S WRONG. Seriously, don't do it. It will cause you more problems than you think it will solve, and I don't even know what problem you think it will solve. I am just trying to preserve the source headers from the original data I want to import into the table. Thank you, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] MySQL table design
Leave the past behind. You're moving forward. And - for whatever reason that they were used originally, you now have the opportunity to rid yourself of column names that must be a pia to type all the time. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
