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Expand Up @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Naming rules for databases are as follows:
The `-` (dash) and `.` (dot) characters are not legal in Cypher variables.
Names with a `-` in them must be enclosed within backticks.
For example, `CREATE DATABASE ++`main-db`++` is a valid database name.
Database names are the only identifier for which dots do not need to be quoted.
For example `main.db` is a valid database name.
However, this behavior is deprecated due to the difficulty of determining if a dot is part of the database name or a delimiter for a database alias in a composite database.
In Cypher 25, names that contain a dot (`.`) must be quoted in backticks.
However, using dots in database names is not recommended, as it makes it difficult to determine if a dot is part of the database name or a delimiter for a database alias in a composite database.
A future version of Neo4j may entirely disallow database names with dots.
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It is possible to create an alias to refer to an existing database to avoid these restrictions.
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