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

Answer 1

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.