Personally I don't use any quotes for the numeric types, and single quotes for
everything else. Ie:
UPDATE mytable SET int_field = 5 WHERE id = 3;
SELECT id FROM mytable WHERE int_field = 5;
UPDATE mytable SET varchar_field = 'Test' WHERE id = 3;
SELECT id FROM mytable WHERE varchar_field = 'Test';
UPDATE mytable SET datetime_field = '2011-09-18 00:00:00' WHERE id = 3;
If you are using PHP you may need to escape the single quotes if your php
string is in single quotes:
$query = 'UPDATE mytable SET varchar_field = \'Test\' WHERE id = 3'
But if you are doing interpolation and your string is in double quotes, you
should not need to escape:
$query = "UPDATE $table_name SET varchar_field = 'Test' WHERE id = 3"
Some people prefer to use back quotes on field names such as:
$query = "UPDATE `mytable` SET `varchar_field` = 'Test' WHERE `id` = 3"
And some people prefer to put numeric fields in quotes as well, although it is
not necessary:
UPDATE mytable SET int_field = '5' WHERE id = '3';
On 9/18/11 5:00 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
I am somewhat confused as to the proper way to place quotes around
arguments in INSERT and SELECT statements. I also don't see where this
is made explicit in the fine manual.
If the column is type int, is it preferable to use single, double, or
no quotes on INSERT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type int, is it preferable to use single, double, or
no quotes on SELECT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type int, is it preferable to use single, double, or
no quotes on INSERT from PHP?
If the column is type int, is it preferable to use single, double, or
no quotes on SELECT from PHP?
Is it the same for decimal and float?
If the column is type varchar, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on INSERT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type varchar, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on SELECT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type varchar, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on INSERT from PHP?
If the column is type varchar, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on SELECT from PHP?
Is it the same for text and blob?
Also, in PHP often I see code examples with the variable wrapped in
curly brackets, inside single quotes. What is the purpose of the curly
brackets? Here is such an example:
$query="INSERT INTO names (name) VALUE ('{$userName}')";
If the column is type datetime, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on INSERT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type datetime, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on SELECT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type datetime, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on INSERT from PHP?
If the column is type datetime, is it preferable to use single or
double quotes on SELECT from PHP?
What if I am using the NOW() function?
If the column is type set, is it preferable to use single or double
quotes on INSERT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type set, is it preferable to use single or double
quotes on SELECT from the mysql cli?
If the column is type set, is it preferable to use single or double
quotes on INSERT from PHP?
If the column is type set, is it preferable to use single or double
quotes on SELECT from PHP?
Thanks.
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