Question

I’m trying to run this query:

INSERT INTO table_a (fb_uid, from, to, time) VALUES (12345,'blah','test','2012-12-13 11:30:00')

But I’m getting:

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
'from, to, time) VALUES (12345,'blah','test','2012-12-13 11:3' at line 1

The query seems fine to me, what is wrong with it?

Answer 1

Use backticks on your fields to prevent a conflict with MySQL reserved words:

INSERT INTO table_a (`fb_uid`, `from`, `to`, `time`) VALUES (12345,'blah','test','2012-12-13 11:30:00')

In this case, from and to are the reserved words

See here for more information and a complete list of reserved words.