SQL query: Can't order by column called “order”?

Question

I am pulling a column in an existing script into my template files, and everything is working great.

The only problem is, that this script has a column called order, and every row then has a number in that column to show which should be at the top etc. If I set my query to "ORDER BY name" for example, everything works fine, but when I use "ORDER BY order", then I get a SQL error.
Can I not have a column called order? I can't change column name, because it's part of the script.

Is there a way around it?

This is the line in my SQL query:

SELECT * FROM categories WHERE hide = 0 ORDER BY order 

Answer 1

order is a keyword in SQL. So if you wish to use a keyword as a name, use backtick characters around it:

SELECT * FROM categories WHERE hide = 0 ORDER BY `order`

Try that :)

Answer 2

Try using backticks:

SELECT * FROM `categories` WHERE `hide` = 0 ORDER BY `order`

ORDER is a reserved word in SQL. You can use a reserved word as a column name but you must surround it in backticks when referencing it. It's good practice to surround all your column names in backticks so you don't run into this issue.

Answer 3

Try using back ticks around the column name, that should do it.

Answer 4

From the manual:

A reserved word can be used as an identifier if you quote it.

So you can use it like this:

SELECT * FROM categories WHERE hide = 0 ORDER BY `order`

Answer 5

AS orderis a SQL keyword, you should escape it properly as an field identifier by using backticks:

SELECT ... FROM ... ORDER by `order`

Answer 6

Worked for me with brackets. SELECT T.* FROM dbo.test AS T ORDER BY [T].[ORDER]

Answer 7

If you are working with Postgres just use "column_name", e.g:

SELECT "order" FROM table_name WHERE "order" > 10 ORDER BY "order";