Question

This is my syntax:

select firstname from (select * from inquiry where id = 2 ) as inner   ;

I am having confusion as where to put the alias name for table. I used the above syntax, but it results in an error:

You have error in your sta……..

Answer 1

INNER is a MySQL reserved keyword and will throw an error if you try to use it as an alias.

Either place backticks (`) around the word “inner” or just use a different alias:

SELECT a.firstname 
FROM   (SELECT * FROM inquiry WHERE id = 2) a