What's wrong with this MySQL query?

I am getting a syntax error for my MySQL (5.5.24) query.

The error is:


#1064 - 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 ''topics'( 'topicid' int unsigned not null auto_increment primary
key, 'creator' at line 1

The query is:

create table 'topics'(
  'topicid' int unsigned not null auto_increment primary key,
  'creator' varchar(255) not null,
  'createtime' datetime not null,
  'content' text not null
);

What's wrong?

You are using the wrong quotes. Use ` instead of '

CREATE TABLE `topics` (
  `topicid` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
  `creator` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `createtime` datetime NOT NULL,
  `content` text NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB;

I also would recommend specifying the engine.

StackExchange Database Administrators Q#20539, answer score: 4