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 ## Database initialization
 
-Note: Database for SophiMail Webadmin must use UTF-8 character set. Create a new database with DB name `a0001`.
+Note: Database for SophiMail Webadmin must use UTF-8 character set. Create a new database with DB name \`a0001\`.
 
-- CREATE DATABASE `a0001` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 */;
+- CREATE DATABASE \`a0001\` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 */;
 - mysql a0001 < SQL/mysql.initial.sql