I have a table containing 2 uncommon columns – order and like . The

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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T23:15:40+00:00 2026-06-15T23:15:40+00:00

I have a table containing 2 “uncommon” columns – order and like.

The table are replicated on two databases – MySQL and PostgreSQL.

And i need same app to connect to both databases and use same query on both:

PageModel.where("`like` >= ?", params[:liked])

This will work in MySQL only.

How to make ActiveRecord to quote the column name?

Something like:

PageModel.where("%s >= ?" % quote_column_name(:like), params[:liked])

I found a method that is useless for now – it just returns the column name without quote it.

Perhaps it is just a placeholder and there are another method that does this?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T23:15:41+00:00

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This depends from from one database adapter to the other. So basically, each adapter overrides this method with their own definition.

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ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_column_name "my_column"

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