Question

Does anyone know how I can perform an SQL INSERT operation into a MySQL table where column names include apostrophes, for example:

INSERT INTO MYTABLE (`id`, `Column'1`, `Column'2`) VALUES...

I have tried things like this but to no avail:

INSERT INTO MYTABLE (`id`, `Column''1`, `Column''2`) VALUES...

INSERT INTO MYTABLE (`id`, `Column\'1`, `Column\'2`) VALUES... 

Answer 1

You should be able to just place backticks around the column name:

INSERT INTO MYTABLE (`id`, `Column'1`, `Column'2`) VALUES...

see SQL Fiddle with Demo

create table yourtable
(
  id int,
  col1 varchar(10),
  `col'2` varchar(10)
);

insert into yourtable (id, col1, `col'2`) values
(1, 'test', 'sdfsd'),
(1, 'test', 'gtet')