Using backticks around field names

Question

After reading a couple of answers and comments on some SQL questions here, and also hearing that a friend of mine works at a place which has a policy which bans them, I\'m w

Answer 1

Backticks aren't part of standard ANSI SQL. From the mysql manual:

If the ANSI_QUOTES SQL mode is enabled, it is also allowable to quote identifiers within double quotes

So if you use backticks and then decide to move away from MySQL, you have a problem (although you probably have a lot bigger problems as well)