Error occurs when table name “references” is set while creating a table

You cannot give table name references because it is a reserved keyword. Wrap it using backticks, for example, `references`.

Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table `references`(Subject text);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.44 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into `references` values('Introduction To MySQL');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.28 sec)
mysql> insert into `references` values('Introduction To MongoDB');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec)
mysql> insert into `references` values('Introduction To Spring and Hibernate');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)
mysql> insert into `references` values('Introduction To Java');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from `references`;

This will produce the following output -

+--------------------------------------+
| Subject                              |
+--------------------------------------+
| Introduction To MySQL                |
| Introduction To MongoDB              |
| Introduction To Spring and Hibernate |
| Introduction To Java                 |
+--------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)