MySQL misunderstands the value with the column name

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I have executed a simple query

select * from content_model_reference cm where cm.element_id = "1.B.1.g";

The MySQL gives me this error message

ERROR 1054 (42S22): Unknown column '1.B.1.g' in 'where clause'

I don’t have any idea why this happens on the production server. The above query works fine at local.

How to solve :

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Method 1

The problem is most likely with the double-quotes. Some database engines will treat this as a column name rather than a value.

SELECT *
  FROM content_model_reference cm 
 WHERE cm.element_id = '1.B.1.g';

This should give you what you’re looking for.

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