mysql> CREATE TABLE interval (begin INT, end INT); 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 'interval (begin INT, end INT)' at line 1 mysql> CREATE TABLE `interval` (begin INT, end INT); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.14 sec) mysql> CREATE TABLE test.interval (begin INT, end INT); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.84 sec)