SQL ERROR: 1054 - it thinks a value is a column

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primehalo
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SQL ERROR: 1054 - it thinks a value is a column

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I'm trying to make my MOD compatible with easyMOD, but I'm getting caught up on the SQL. I have this:

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INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES (allow_birthdays, 2);
It passes the Proposed Database Alterations syntax check okay, but when it's time to execute I get this error:

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The failed line was:

INSERT INTO phpbb_config(config_name,config_value) VALUES(allow_birthdays,2);;


SQL ERROR: 1054
Unknown column 'allow_birthdays' in 'field list'
Why does it think the value 'allow_birthdays' is a column?

UPDATE
Answered my own question - allow_birthdays needs to be enclosed by single quotes. I had tried backquotes and double-quotes, but I failed to try just plain single quotes.

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