Question

How do I insert string with white spaces in VARCHAR?

insert into users (user_id,firstname,lastname,email,group) values('admin','some','Body','[e-mail]','Site admin');

This is giving me syntax error, I am new to mysql, I went through mysql documentation that doesnt give me clear idea why this behavior is.

 mysql> insert into users (user_id,firstname,lastname,email,group) values('admin','some','Body','[e-mail]','Site admin');
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'group) values('admin','some','Body','[e-mail]','Site admin')' at line 1

Answer 1

group is a keyword in MySQL. Modify your query like this:

INSERT INTO users (user_id, firstname, lastname, email, `group`)
VALUES('admin', 'some', 'Body', '[e-mail]', 'Site admin');