When to use single quotes, double quotes, and backticks in MySQL

Question

I am trying to learn the best way to write queries. I also understand the importance of being consistent. Until now, I have randomly used single quotes, double quotes, and backt

Answer 1

In MySQL, these symbols are used to delimit a query ` ," ,' and () .

1. " or ' are used for enclosing string-like values "26-01-2014 00:00:00" or '26-01-2014 00:00:00' . These symbols are only for strings, not aggregate functions like now, sum, or max.

2. ` is used for enclosing table or column names, e.g. select `column_name` from `table_name` where id='2'

3. ( and ) simply enclose parts of a query e.g. select `column_name` from `table_name` where (id='2' and gender='male') or name='rakesh' .