Re: [PHP] MySQL table design

2012-03-22 Thread Jim Giner
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.

Re: [PHP] MySQL table design

2012-03-22 Thread Chris Stinemetz
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Stuart Dallas 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 (`). > > BU

Re: [PHP] MySQL table design

2012-03-22 Thread Bastien
On 2012-03-22, at 8:10 PM, Chris Stinemetz 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 unsubs

Re: [PHP] MySQL table design

2012-03-22 Thread Stuart Dallas
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. Ser

[PHP] MySQL table design

2012-03-22 Thread Chris Stinemetz
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