more backquotes - this should take care of most except for the array import queries

30 files changed, 66 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
index 143d00a3b..2043550fc 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ class Accounts {
 		$base = z_root() . '/admin/accounts?f=';
 		$odir = (($dir === 'asc') ? '0' : '1');
 	
-		$users = q("SELECT `account_id` , `account_email`, `account_lastlog`, `account_created`, `account_expires`, " . 			"`account_service_class`, ( account_flags & %d ) > 0 as `blocked`, " .
-				"(SELECT %s FROM channel as ch " .
-				"WHERE ch.channel_account_id = ac.account_id and ch.channel_removed = 0 ) as `channels` " .
-			"FROM account as ac where true $serviceclass order by $key $dir limit %d offset %d ",
+		$users = q("SELECT account_id , account_email, account_lastlog, account_created, account_expires, account_service_class, ( account_flags & %d ) > 0 as blocked, 
+			(SELECT %s FROM channel as ch WHERE ch.channel_account_id = ac.account_id and ch.channel_removed = 0 ) as channels FROM account as ac 
+			where true $serviceclass order by $key $dir limit %d offset %d ",
 			intval(ACCOUNT_BLOCKED),
 			db_concat('ch.channel_address', ' '),
 			intval(\App::$pager['itemspage']),
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Dbsync.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Dbsync.php
index 305126c7d..cff8a2484 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Dbsync.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Dbsync.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Dbsync {
 		}
 	
 		$failed = array();
-		$r = q("select * from config where `cat` = 'database' ");
+		$r = q("select * from config where cat = 'database' ");
 		if(count($r)) {
 			foreach($r as $rr) {
 				$upd = intval(substr($rr['k'],8));
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Connedit.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Connedit.php
index 43feac189..c11d1ea16 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Connedit.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Connedit.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Connedit extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 		$profile_id = $_POST['profile_assign'];
 		if($profile_id) {
-			$r = q("SELECT profile_guid FROM profile WHERE profile_guid = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+			$r = q("SELECT profile_guid FROM profile WHERE profile_guid = '%s' AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
 				dbesc($profile_id),
 				intval(local_channel())
 			);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Contactgroup.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Contactgroup.php
index bbe56b4ad..2ba53517f 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Contactgroup.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Contactgroup.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Contactgroup extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 		if((argc() > 1) && (intval(argv(1)))) {
 	
-			$r = q("SELECT * FROM `groups` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d AND `deleted` = 0 LIMIT 1",
+			$r = q("SELECT * FROM groups WHERE id = %d AND uid = %d AND deleted = 0 LIMIT 1",
 				intval(argv(1)),
 				intval(local_channel())
 			);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
index 886958b37..7c8e1323c 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Cover_photo.php
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class Cover_photo extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 					$havescale = true;
 			}
 	
-			$r = q("SELECT `content`, `mimetype`, resource_id, os_storage FROM photo WHERE id = %d and uid = %d limit 1",
+			$r = q("SELECT content, mimetype, resource_id, os_storage FROM photo WHERE id = %d and uid = %d limit 1",
 				intval($r[0]['id']),
 				intval(local_channel())
 	
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Dirsearch.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Dirsearch.php
index ebd6c3715..927800bbb 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Dirsearch.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Dirsearch.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Dirsearch extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 		else {
 			$qlimit = " LIMIT " . intval($perpage) . " OFFSET " . intval($startrec);
 			if($return_total) {
-				$r = q("SELECT COUNT(xchan_hash) AS `total` FROM xchan left join xprof on xchan_hash = xprof_hash where $logic $sql_extra and xchan_network = 'zot' and xchan_hidden = 0 and xchan_orphan = 0 and xchan_deleted = 0 $safesql ");
+				$r = q("SELECT COUNT(xchan_hash) AS total FROM xchan left join xprof on xchan_hash = xprof_hash where $logic $sql_extra and xchan_network = 'zot' and xchan_hidden = 0 and xchan_orphan = 0 and xchan_deleted = 0 $safesql ");
 				if($r) {
 					$ret['total_items'] = $r[0]['total'];
 				}
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Editblock.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Editblock.php
index 6a9fa5f2d..654e2251d 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Editblock.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Editblock.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Editblock extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d and uid = %s LIMIT 1",
+		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE id = %d and uid = %s LIMIT 1",
 			intval($post_id),
 			intval($owner)
 		);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Editlayout.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Editlayout.php
index 26732dc77..ea637fcba 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Editlayout.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Editlayout.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Editlayout extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d and uid = %s LIMIT 1",
+		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE id = %d and uid = %s LIMIT 1",
 			intval($post_id),
 			intval($owner)
 		);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Editpost.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Editpost.php
index 838fe9e4f..2c57cde5a 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Editpost.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Editpost.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Editpost extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d AND ( owner_xchan = '%s' OR author_xchan = '%s' ) LIMIT 1",
+		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE id = %d AND ( owner_xchan = '%s' OR author_xchan = '%s' ) LIMIT 1",
 			intval($post_id),
 			dbesc(get_observer_hash()),
 			dbesc(get_observer_hash())
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Editwebpage.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Editwebpage.php
index 2da8871a2..3d4af107d 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Editwebpage.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Editwebpage.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Editwebpage extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
 		$sql_extra = item_permissions_sql($owner);
 
-		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d and uid = %s $sql_extra LIMIT 1",
+		$itm = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE id = %d and uid = %s $sql_extra LIMIT 1",
 			intval($post_id),
 			intval($owner)
 		);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Fbrowser.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Fbrowser.php
index c534e8f72..3bac81c5a 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Fbrowser.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Fbrowser.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Fbrowser extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				$sql_extra2 = " ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 0, 10";
 				
 				if (\App::$argc==2){
-					$albums = q("SELECT distinct(`album`) AS `album` FROM `photo` WHERE `uid` = %d ",
+					$albums = q("SELECT distinct(album) AS album FROM photo WHERE uid = %d ",
 						intval(local_channel())
 					);
 					// anon functions only from 5.3.0... meglio tardi che mai..
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class Fbrowser extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				$album = "";
 				if (\App::$argc==3){
 					$album = hex2bin(\App::$argv[2]);
-					$sql_extra = sprintf("AND `album` = '%s' ",dbesc($album));
+					$sql_extra = sprintf("AND album = '%s' ",dbesc($album));
 					$sql_extra2 = "";
 					$path[]=array(z_root() . "/fbrowser/image/" . \App::$argv[2] . "/", $album);
 				}
 					
-				$r = q("SELECT `resource_id`, `id`, `filename`, type, min(`imgscale`) AS `hiq`,max(`imgscale`) AS `loq`, `description`  
-						FROM `photo` WHERE `uid` = %d $sql_extra
-						GROUP BY `resource_id` $sql_extra2",
+				$r = q("SELECT resource_id, id, filename, type, min(imgscale) AS hiq,max(imgscale) AS loq, description  
+						FROM photo WHERE uid = %d $sql_extra
+						GROUP BY resource_id $sql_extra2",
 					intval(local_channel())					
 				);
 				
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Fbrowser extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				break;
 			case "file":
 				if (\App::$argc==2){
-					$files = q("SELECT id, filename, filetype FROM `attach` WHERE `uid` = %d ",
+					$files = q("SELECT id, filename, filetype FROM attach WHERE uid = %d ",
 						intval(local_channel())
 					);
 					
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Invite.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Invite.php
index 5198b1231..6b6f80a31 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Invite.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Invite.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Invite extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				$invite_code = autoname(8) . rand(1000,9999);
 				$nmessage = str_replace('$invite_code',$invite_code,$message);
 	
-				$r = q("INSERT INTO `register` (`hash`,`created`) VALUES ('%s', '%s') ",
+				$r = q("INSERT INTO register (hash,created) VALUES ('%s', '%s') ",
 					dbesc($invite_code),
 					dbesc(datetime_convert())
 				);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Match.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Match.php
index c422e4b3e..63bdb60a4 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Match.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Match.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Match extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 		$o .= '<h2>' . t('Profile Match') . '</h2>';
 	
-		$r = q("SELECT `keywords` FROM `profile` WHERE `is_default` = 1 AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+		$r = q("SELECT keywords FROM profile WHERE is_default = 1 AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval(local_channel())
 		);
 		if (! count($r))
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Network.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Network.php
index 4f831c050..99573ad69 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Network.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Network.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Network extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 		$sql_nets = '';
 	
-		$sql_extra = " AND `item`.`parent` IN ( SELECT `parent` FROM `item` WHERE item_thread_top = 1 $sql_options ) ";
+		$sql_extra = " AND item.parent IN ( SELECT parent FROM item WHERE item_thread_top = 1 $sql_options ) ";
 	
 		if($group) {
 			$contact_str = '';
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Photo.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Photo.php
index 4332fd6e9..1134f4275 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Photo.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Photo.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Photo extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 					// they won't have the photo link, so there's a reasonable chance that the person
 					// might be able to obtain permission to view it.
 	
-					$r = q("SELECT * FROM `photo` WHERE `resource_id` = '%s' AND `imgscale` = %d LIMIT 1",
+					$r = q("SELECT * FROM photo WHERE resource_id = '%s' AND imgscale = %d LIMIT 1",
 						dbesc($photo),
 						intval($resolution)
 					);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Profile_photo.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Profile_photo.php
index f459f7deb..1ae3a0a75 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Profile_photo.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Profile_photo.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Profile_photo extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 					if($is_default_profile) {
 						$r = q("UPDATE photo SET photo_usage = %d WHERE photo_usage = %d
-							AND resource_id != '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
+							AND resource_id != '%s' AND uid = %d",
 							intval(PHOTO_NORMAL),
 							intval(PHOTO_PROFILE),
 							dbesc($base_image['resource_id']),
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Profperm.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Profperm.php
index b1da147c1..99cd4c58f 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Profperm.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Profperm.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Profperm extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 	
 		if((argc() > 1) && (intval(argv(1)))) {
-			$r = q("SELECT * FROM `profile` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d AND `is_default` = 0 LIMIT 1",
+			$r = q("SELECT * FROM profile WHERE id = %d AND uid = %d AND is_default = 0 LIMIT 1",
 				intval(argv(1)),
 				intval(local_channel())
 			);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
index a7d8b883f..af640d75d 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class Channel {
 		$yes_no = array(t('No'),t('Yes'));
 	
 	
-		$p = q("SELECT * FROM `profile` WHERE `is_default` = 1 AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+		$p = q("SELECT * FROM profile WHERE is_default = 1 AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval(local_channel())
 		);
 		if(count($p))
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Featured.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Featured.php
index 7d7b1a734..eec5f6c02 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Featured.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Featured.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Featured {
 	
 		$o = '';
 			
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `hook` WHERE `hook` = 'feature_settings' ");
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM hook WHERE hook = 'feature_settings' ");
 		if(! $r)
 			$settings_addons = t('No feature settings configured');
 	
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Tasks.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Tasks.php
index 6d0a92d91..c8deb11bf 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Tasks.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Tasks.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Tasks extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	
 		if((argc() > 2) && (argv(1) === 'complete') && intval(argv(2))) {
 			$ret = array('success' => false);
-			$r = q("select * from event where `etype` = 'task' and uid = %d and id = %d limit 1",
+			$r = q("select * from event where etype = 'task' and uid = %d and id = %d limit 1",
 				intval(local_channel()),
 				intval(argv(2))
 			);
diff --git a/include/channel.php b/include/channel.php
index 189748d09..4dd356785 100644
--- a/include/channel.php
+++ b/include/channel.php
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ function identity_basic_export($channel_id, $items = false) {
 			$ret['hubloc'] = $r;
 	}
 
-	$r = q("select * from `groups` where uid = %d ",
+	$r = q("select * from groups where uid = %d ",
 		intval($channel_id)
 	);
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ function profile_load($nickname, $profile = '') {
 	// fetch user tags if this isn't the default profile
 
 	if(! $p[0]['is_default']) {
-		$x = q("select `keywords` from `profile` where uid = %d and `is_default` = 1 limit 1",
+		$x = q("select keywords from profile where uid = %d and is_default = 1 limit 1",
 				intval($p[0]['profile_uid'])
 		);
 		if($x && $can_view_profile)
diff --git a/include/connections.php b/include/connections.php
index 017117dda..b08d046b3 100644
--- a/include/connections.php
+++ b/include/connections.php
@@ -297,16 +297,16 @@ function channel_remove($channel_id, $local = true, $unset_session=false) {
 	}
 
 
-	q("DELETE FROM `groups` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `group_member` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `event` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `item` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `mail` WHERE `channel_id` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `notify` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `photo` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `attach` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `profile` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
-	q("DELETE FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM groups WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM group_member WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM event WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM item WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM mail WHERE channel_id = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM notify WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM photo WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM attach WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM profile WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
+	q("DELETE FROM pconfig WHERE uid = %d", intval($channel_id));
 
 	// @FIXME At this stage we need to remove the file resources located under /store/$nickname
 
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 287dd4983..7239e603b 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ function localize_item(&$item){
 // (and update to json storage)
 
  	if (activity_match($item['verb'],ACTIVITY_TAG)) {
-		$r = q("SELECT * from `item`,`contact` WHERE 
-		`item`.`contact-id`=`contact`.`id` AND `item`.`mid`='%s';",
+		$r = q("SELECT * from item,contact WHERE 
+		item.contact-id=contact.id AND item.mid='%s';",
 		 dbesc($item['parent_mid']));
 		if(count($r)==0) return;
 		$obj=$r[0];
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index c62d53c3e..333795827 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 		// find the parent and snarf the item id and ACL's
 		// and anything else we need to inherit
 
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d ORDER BY `id` ASC LIMIT 1",
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE mid = '%s' AND uid = %d ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT 1",
 			dbesc($arr['parent_mid']),
 			intval($arr['uid'])
 		);
@@ -1749,8 +1749,8 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 
 			if($r[0]['mid'] != $r[0]['parent_mid']) {
 				$arr['parent_mid'] = $r[0]['parent_mid'];
-				$z = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `parent_mid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d
-					ORDER BY `id` ASC LIMIT 1",
+				$z = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE mid = '%s' AND parent_mid = '%s' AND uid = %d
+					ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT 1",
 					dbesc($r[0]['parent_mid']),
 					dbesc($r[0]['parent_mid']),
 					intval($arr['uid'])
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 	if($parent_deleted)
 		$arr['item_deleted'] = 1;
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `item` WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+	$r = q("SELECT id FROM item WHERE mid = '%s' AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
 		dbesc($arr['mid']),
 		intval($arr['uid'])
 	);
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 
 	// find the item we just created
 
-	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `item` WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d ORDER BY `id` ASC ",
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM item WHERE mid = '%s' AND uid = %d ORDER BY id ASC ",
 		$arr['mid'],           // already dbesc'd
 		intval($arr['uid'])
 	);
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 	}
 	if(count($r) > 1) {
 		logger('item_store: duplicated post occurred. Removing duplicates.');
-		q("DELETE FROM `item` WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d AND `id` != %d ",
+		q("DELETE FROM item WHERE mid = '%s' AND uid = %d AND id != %d ",
 			$arr['mid'],
 			intval($arr['uid']),
 			intval($current_post)
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ function item_store_update($arr,$allow_exec = false, $deliver = true) {
 		$str .= " `" . $k . "` = '" . $v . "' ";
 	}
 
-	$r = dbq("update `item` set " . $str . " where id = " . $orig_post_id );
+	$r = dbq("update item set " . $str . " where id = " . $orig_post_id );
 
 	if($r)
 		logger('item_store_update: updated item ' . $orig_post_id, LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ function mail_store($arr) {
 		$arr['parent_mid'] = $arr['mid'];
 	}
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM mail WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND channel_id = %d LIMIT 1",
+	$r = q("SELECT id FROM mail WHERE mid = '%s' AND channel_id = %d LIMIT 1",
 		dbesc($arr['mid']),
 		intval($arr['channel_id'])
 	);
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ function mail_store($arr) {
 
 	// find the item we just created
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM mail WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `channel_id` = %d ORDER BY `id` ASC ",
+	$r = q("SELECT id FROM mail WHERE mid = '%s' AND channel_id = %d ORDER BY id ASC ",
 		$arr['mid'],           // already dbesc'd
 		intval($arr['channel_id'])
 	);
@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ function mail_store($arr) {
 	}
 	if(count($r) > 1) {
 		logger('mail_store: duplicated post occurred. Removing duplicates.');
-		q("DELETE FROM mail WHERE `mid` = '%s' AND `channel_id` = %d AND `id` != %d ",
+		q("DELETE FROM mail WHERE mid = '%s' AND channel_id = %d AND id != %d ",
 			$arr['mid'],
 			intval($arr['channel_id']),
 			intval($current_post)
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ function fix_private_photos($s, $uid, $item = null, $cid = 0) {
 			if($x) {
 				$res = substr($i,$x+1);
 				$i = substr($i,0,$x);
-				$r = q("SELECT * FROM `photo` WHERE `resource_id` = '%s' AND `imgscale` = %d AND `uid` = %d",
+				$r = q("SELECT * FROM photo WHERE resource_id = '%s' AND imgscale = %d AND uid = %d",
 					dbesc($i),
 					intval($res),
 					intval($uid)
@@ -3883,8 +3883,8 @@ function zot_feed($uid,$observer_hash,$arr) {
 		$sys_query = ((is_sys_channel($uid)) ? $sql_extra : '');
 		$item_normal = item_normal();
 
-		$items = q("SELECT `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id` FROM `item`
-			WHERE `item`.`parent` IN ( %s ) $item_normal $sys_query ",
+		$items = q("SELECT item.*, item.id AS item_id FROM item
+			WHERE item.parent IN ( %s ) $item_normal $sys_query ",
 			dbesc($parents_str)
 		);
 	}
@@ -3952,7 +3952,7 @@ function items_fetch($arr,$channel = null,$observer_hash = null,$client_mode = C
 		$sql_extra .= protect_sprintf(term_query('item', $arr['cat'], TERM_CATEGORY));
 
 	if($arr['gid'] && $uid) {
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `groups` WHERE id = %d AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM groups WHERE id = %d AND uid = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval($arr['group']),
 			intval($uid)
 		);
diff --git a/include/message.php b/include/message.php
index 748689206..25986092d 100644
--- a/include/message.php
+++ b/include/message.php
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function private_messages_fetch_message($channel_id, $messageitem_id, $updatesee
 
 
 	if($updateseen) {
-		$r = q("UPDATE `mail` SET mail_seen = 1 where mail_seen = 0 and id = %d AND channel_id = %d",
+		$r = q("UPDATE mail SET mail_seen = 1 where mail_seen = 0 and id = %d AND channel_id = %d",
 			dbesc($messageitem_id),
 			intval($channel_id)
 		);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ function private_messages_fetch_conversation($channel_id, $messageitem_id, $upda
 
 
 	if($updateseen) {
-		$r = q("UPDATE `mail` SET mail_seen = 1 where mail_seen = 0 and parent_mid = '%s' AND channel_id = %d",
+		$r = q("UPDATE mail SET mail_seen = 1 where mail_seen = 0 and parent_mid = '%s' AND channel_id = %d",
 			dbesc($r[0]['parent_mid']),
 			intval($channel_id)
 		);
diff --git a/include/security.php b/include/security.php
index 9b508d339..5ffa48d9e 100644
--- a/include/security.php
+++ b/include/security.php
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ function check_form_security_token_ForbiddenOnErr($typename = '', $formname = 'f
 
 function init_groups_visitor($contact_id) {
 	$groups = array();
-	$r = q("SELECT hash FROM `groups` left join group_member on groups.id = group_member.gid WHERE xchan = '%s' ",
+	$r = q("SELECT hash FROM groups left join group_member on groups.id = group_member.gid WHERE xchan = '%s' ",
 		dbesc($contact_id)
 	);
 	if($r) {
diff --git a/include/selectors.php b/include/selectors.php
index d7d070d31..ab049fff6 100644
--- a/include/selectors.php
+++ b/include/selectors.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function contact_profile_assign($current) {
 
 	$o .= "<select id=\"contact-profile-selector\" name=\"profile_assign\" class=\"form-control\"/>\r\n";
 
-	$r = q("SELECT profile_guid, profile_name FROM `profile` WHERE `uid` = %d",
+	$r = q("SELECT profile_guid, profile_name FROM profile WHERE uid = %d",
 		intval($_SESSION['uid']));
 
 	if($r) {
diff --git a/include/statistics_fns.php b/include/statistics_fns.php
index ce2eee5e7..cbff3b0b7 100644
--- a/include/statistics_fns.php
+++ b/include/statistics_fns.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function update_channels_active_monthly_stat() {
 }
 
 function update_local_posts_stat() {
-	$posts = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS local_posts FROM `item` WHERE item_wall = 1 ");
+	$posts = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS local_posts FROM item WHERE item_wall = 1 ");
 	if (is_array($posts)) {
 		$local_posts_stat = intval($posts[0]["local_posts"]);
 		set_config('system','local_posts_stat',$local_posts_stat);
diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index 2e1e58717..3396a92a5 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 		$search = ((x($_GET,'search')) ? $_GET['search'] : '');
 	
 	if(x($_GET,'searchsave') && $search) {
-		$r = q("select * from `term` where `uid` = %d and `ttype` = %d and `term` = '%s' limit 1",
+		$r = q("select * from term where uid = %d and ttype = %d and term = '%s' limit 1",
 			intval(local_channel()),
 			intval(TERM_SAVEDSEARCH),
 			dbesc($search)
 		);
 		if(! $r) {
-			q("insert into `term` ( `uid`,`ttype`,`term` ) values ( %d, %d, '%s') ",
+			q("insert into term ( uid,ttype,term ) values ( %d, %d, '%s') ",
 				intval(local_channel()),
 				intval(TERM_SAVEDSEARCH),
 				dbesc($search)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 	}
 
 	if(x($_GET,'searchremove') && $search) {
-		q("delete from `term` where `uid` = %d and `ttype` = %d and `term` = '%s'",
+		q("delete from term where uid = %d and ttype = %d and term = '%s'",
 			intval(local_channel()),
 			intval(TERM_SAVEDSEARCH),
 			dbesc($search)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function widget_savedsearch($arr) {
 
 	$o = '';
 
-	$r = q("select `tid`,`term` from `term` WHERE `uid` = %d and `ttype` = %d ",
+	$r = q("select tid,term from term WHERE uid = %d and ttype = %d ",
 		intval(local_channel()),
 		intval(TERM_SAVEDSEARCH)
 	);
diff --git a/include/zot.php b/include/zot.php
index f5b7a383e..a214a1b0c 100644
--- a/include/zot.php
+++ b/include/zot.php
@@ -3372,7 +3372,7 @@ function process_channel_sync_delivery($sender, $arr, $deliveries) {
 					}
 				}
 				if(! $found) {
-					$r = q("INSERT INTO `groups` ( hash, uid, visible, deleted, gname )
+					$r = q("INSERT INTO groups ( hash, uid, visible, deleted, gname )
 						VALUES( '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s' ) ",
 						dbesc($cl['collection']),
 						intval($channel['channel_id']),
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ function process_channel_sync_delivery($sender, $arr, $deliveries) {
 							// if somebody is in the group that wasn't before - add them
 
 							if(! $found) {
-								q("INSERT INTO `group_member` (`uid`, `gid`, `xchan`)
+								q("INSERT INTO group_member (uid, gid, xchan)
 									VALUES( %d, %d, '%s' ) ",
 									intval($channel['channel_id']),
 									intval($y['id']),