Using backquote/backticks for mysql queries

Question

I have building MYSQL queries with backticks. For example,

SELECT `title` FROM `table` WHERE (`id` = 3)

as opposed to:

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Answer 1

Backticks also allow spaces and other special characters (except for backticks, obviously) in table/column names. They're not strictly necessary but a good idea for safety.

If you follow sensible rules for naming tables and columns backticks should be unnecessary.