Mysql syntax error on updating and all other functions

Question

I'm using Ubuntu 13 and i've installed mysql2 for my rails server.

In mysql console (mysql -p) i'm trying to change record value. My database called daysandnights, I got tables users with different fields.

use daysandnights

UPDATE users SET right = `administrator` WHERE id = 3;

And i got: ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'right =administratorWHERE id = 3' at line 1

I know there are lots of such questions, but... What's the trick?

Answer 1

You don't have to use backticks for strings but quotes while right is a reserved keyoword and it needs to be surrounded with backticks

UPDATE users SET `right` = 'administrator' WHERE id = 3;