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7.1.11 Server SQL Modes

The MySQL server can operate in different SQL modes, and can apply these modes differently for different clients, depending on the value of thesql_mode system variable. DBAs can set the global SQL mode to match site server operating requirements, and each application can set its session SQL mode to its own requirements.

Modes affect the SQL syntax MySQL supports and the data validation checks it performs. This makes it easier to use MySQL in different environments and to use MySQL together with other database servers.

For answers to questions often asked about server SQL modes in MySQL, seeSection A.3, “MySQL 8.0 FAQ: Server SQL Mode”.

When working withInnoDB tables, consider also theinnodb_strict_mode system variable. It enables additional error checks forInnoDB tables.

Setting the SQL Mode

The default SQL mode in MySQL 8.0 includes these modes:ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO, andNO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION.

To set the SQL mode at server startup, use the--sql-mode="modes" option on the command line, orsql-mode="modes" in an option file such asmy.cnf (Unix operating systems) ormy.ini (Windows).modes is a list of different modes separated by commas. To clear the SQL mode explicitly, set it to an empty string using--sql-mode="" on the command line, orsql-mode="" in an option file.

Note

MySQL installation programs may configure the SQL mode during the installation process.

If the SQL mode differs from the default or from what you expect, check for a setting in an option file that the server reads at startup.

To change the SQL mode at runtime, set the global or sessionsql_mode system variable using aSET statement:

SET GLOBAL sql_mode = 'modes';SET SESSION sql_mode = 'modes';

Setting theGLOBAL variable requires theSYSTEM_VARIABLES_ADMIN privilege (or the deprecatedSUPER privilege) and affects the operation of all clients that connect from that time on. Setting theSESSION variable affects only the current client. Each client can change its sessionsql_mode value at any time.

To determine the current global or sessionsql_mode setting, select its value:

SELECT @@GLOBAL.sql_mode;SELECT @@SESSION.sql_mode;
Important

SQL mode and user-defined partitioning.  Changing the server SQL mode after creating and inserting data into partitioned tables can cause major changes in the behavior of such tables, and could lead to loss or corruption of data. It is strongly recommended that you never change the SQL mode once you have created tables employing user-defined partitioning.

When replicating partitioned tables, differing SQL modes on the source and replica can also lead to problems. For best results, you should always use the same server SQL mode on the source and replica.

For more information, seeSection 26.6, “Restrictions and Limitations on Partitioning”.

The Most Important SQL Modes

The most importantsql_mode values are probably these:

  • ANSI

    This mode changes syntax and behavior to conform more closely to standard SQL. It is one of the specialcombination modes listed at the end of this section.

  • STRICT_TRANS_TABLES

    If a value could not be inserted as given into a transactional table, abort the statement. For a nontransactional table, abort the statement if the value occurs in a single-row statement or the first row of a multiple-row statement. More details are given later in this section.

  • TRADITIONAL

    Make MySQL behave like atraditional SQL database system. A simple description of this mode isgive an error instead of a warning when inserting an incorrect value into a column. It is one of the specialcombination modes listed at the end of this section.

    Note

    WithTRADITIONAL mode enabled, anINSERT orUPDATE aborts as soon as an error occurs. If you are using a nontransactional storage engine, this may not be what you want because data changes made prior to the error may not be rolled back, resulting in apartially done update.

When this manual refers tostrict mode, it means a mode with either or bothSTRICT_TRANS_TABLES orSTRICT_ALL_TABLES enabled.

Full List of SQL Modes

The following list describes all supported SQL modes:

  • ALLOW_INVALID_DATES

    Do not perform full checking of dates. Check only that the month is in the range from 1 to 12 and the day is in the range from 1 to 31. This may be useful for Web applications that obtain year, month, and day in three different fields and store exactly what the user inserted, without date validation. This mode applies toDATE andDATETIME columns. It does not apply toTIMESTAMP columns, which always require a valid date.

    WithALLOW_INVALID_DATES disabled, the server requires that month and day values be legal, and not merely in the range 1 to 12 and 1 to 31, respectively. With strict mode disabled, invalid dates such as'2004-04-31' are converted to'0000-00-00' and a warning is generated. With strict mode enabled, invalid dates generate an error. To permit such dates, enableALLOW_INVALID_DATES.

  • ANSI_QUOTES

    Treat" as an identifier quote character (like the` quote character) and not as a string quote character. You can still use` to quote identifiers with this mode enabled. WithANSI_QUOTES enabled, you cannot use double quotation marks to quote literal strings because they are interpreted as identifiers.

  • ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO

    TheERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO mode affects handling of division by zero, which includesMOD(N,0). For data-change operations (INSERT,UPDATE), its effect also depends on whether strict SQL mode is enabled.

    • If this mode is not enabled, division by zero insertsNULL and produces no warning.

    • If this mode is enabled, division by zero insertsNULL and produces a warning.

    • If this mode and strict mode are enabled, division by zero produces an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE, division by zero insertsNULL and produces a warning.

    ForSELECT, division by zero returnsNULL. EnablingERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO causes a warning to be produced as well, regardless of whether strict mode is enabled.

    ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO is deprecated.ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO is not part of strict mode, but should be used in conjunction with strict mode and is enabled by default. A warning occurs ifERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO is enabled without also enabling strict mode or vice versa.

    BecauseERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO is deprecated, you should expect it to be removed in a future MySQL release as a separate mode name and its effect included in the effects of strict SQL mode.

  • HIGH_NOT_PRECEDENCE

    The precedence of theNOT operator is such that expressions such asNOT a BETWEEN b AND c are parsed asNOT (a BETWEEN b AND c). In some older versions of MySQL, the expression was parsed as(NOT a) BETWEEN b AND c. The old higher-precedence behavior can be obtained by enabling theHIGH_NOT_PRECEDENCE SQL mode.

    mysql> SET sql_mode = '';mysql> SELECT NOT 1 BETWEEN -5 AND 5;        -> 0mysql> SET sql_mode = 'HIGH_NOT_PRECEDENCE';mysql> SELECT NOT 1 BETWEEN -5 AND 5;        -> 1
  • IGNORE_SPACE

    Permit spaces between a function name and the( character. This causes built-in function names to be treated as reserved words. As a result, identifiers that are the same as function names must be quoted as described inSection 11.2, “Schema Object Names”. For example, because there is aCOUNT() function, the use ofcount as a table name in the following statement causes an error:

    mysql> CREATE TABLE count (i INT);ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax

    The table name should be quoted:

    mysql> CREATE TABLE `count` (i INT);Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

    TheIGNORE_SPACE SQL mode applies to built-in functions, not to loadable functions or stored functions. It is always permissible to have spaces after a loadable function or stored function name, regardless of whetherIGNORE_SPACE is enabled.

    For further discussion ofIGNORE_SPACE, seeSection 11.2.5, “Function Name Parsing and Resolution”.

  • NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO

    NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO affects handling ofAUTO_INCREMENT columns. Normally, you generate the next sequence number for the column by inserting eitherNULL or0 into it.NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO suppresses this behavior for0 so that onlyNULL generates the next sequence number.

    This mode can be useful if0 has been stored in a table'sAUTO_INCREMENT column. (Storing0 is not a recommended practice, by the way.) For example, if you dump the table withmysqldump and then reload it, MySQL normally generates new sequence numbers when it encounters the0 values, resulting in a table with contents different from the one that was dumped. EnablingNO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO before reloading the dump file solves this problem. For this reason,mysqldump automatically includes in its output a statement that enablesNO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO.

  • NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES

    Enabling this mode disables the use of the backslash character (\) as an escape character within strings and identifiers. With this mode enabled, backslash becomes an ordinary character like any other, and the default escape sequence forLIKE expressions is changed so that no escape character is used.

  • NO_DIR_IN_CREATE

    When creating a table, ignore allINDEX DIRECTORY andDATA DIRECTORY directives. This option is useful on replica servers.

  • NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION

    Control automatic substitution of the default storage engine when a statement such asCREATE TABLE orALTER TABLE specifies a storage engine that is disabled or not compiled in.

    By default,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION is enabled.

    Because storage engines can be pluggable at runtime, unavailable engines are treated the same way:

    WithNO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION disabled, forCREATE TABLE the default engine is used and a warning occurs if the desired engine is unavailable. ForALTER TABLE, a warning occurs and the table is not altered.

    WithNO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION enabled, an error occurs and the table is not created or altered if the desired engine is unavailable.

  • NO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION

    Subtraction between integer values, where one is of typeUNSIGNED, produces an unsigned result by default. If the result would otherwise have been negative, an error results:

    mysql> SET sql_mode = '';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)mysql> SELECT CAST(0 AS UNSIGNED) - 1;ERROR 1690 (22003): BIGINT UNSIGNED value is out of range in '(cast(0 as unsigned) - 1)'

    If theNO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION SQL mode is enabled, the result is negative:

    mysql> SET sql_mode = 'NO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION';mysql> SELECT CAST(0 AS UNSIGNED) - 1;+-------------------------+| CAST(0 AS UNSIGNED) - 1 |+-------------------------+|                      -1 |+-------------------------+

    If the result of such an operation is used to update anUNSIGNED integer column, the result is clipped to the maximum value for the column type, or clipped to 0 ifNO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION is enabled. With strict SQL mode enabled, an error occurs and the column remains unchanged.

    WhenNO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION is enabled, the subtraction result is signed,even if any operand is unsigned. For example, compare the type of columnc2 in tablet1 with that of columnc2 in tablet2:

    mysql> SET sql_mode='';mysql> CREATE TABLE test (c1 BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL);mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 SELECT c1 - 1 AS c2 FROM test;mysql> DESCRIBE t1;+-------+---------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+| Field | Type                | Null | Key | Default | Extra |+-------+---------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+| c2    | bigint(21) unsigned | NO   |     | 0       |       |+-------+---------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+mysql> SET sql_mode='NO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION';mysql> CREATE TABLE t2 SELECT c1 - 1 AS c2 FROM test;mysql> DESCRIBE t2;+-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+| Field | Type       | Null | Key | Default | Extra |+-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+| c2    | bigint(21) | NO   |     | 0       |       |+-------+------------+------+-----+---------+-------+

    This means thatBIGINT UNSIGNED is not 100% usable in all contexts. SeeSection 14.10, “Cast Functions and Operators”.

  • NO_ZERO_DATE

    TheNO_ZERO_DATE mode affects whether the server permits'0000-00-00' as a valid date. Its effect also depends on whether strict SQL mode is enabled.

    • If this mode is not enabled,'0000-00-00' is permitted and inserts produce no warning.

    • If this mode is enabled,'0000-00-00' is permitted and inserts produce a warning.

    • If this mode and strict mode are enabled,'0000-00-00' is not permitted and inserts produce an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE,'0000-00-00' is permitted and inserts produce a warning.

    NO_ZERO_DATE is deprecated.NO_ZERO_DATE is not part of strict mode, but should be used in conjunction with strict mode and is enabled by default. A warning occurs ifNO_ZERO_DATE is enabled without also enabling strict mode or vice versa.

    BecauseNO_ZERO_DATE is deprecated, you should expect it to be removed in a future MySQL release as a separate mode name and its effect included in the effects of strict SQL mode.

  • NO_ZERO_IN_DATE

    TheNO_ZERO_IN_DATE mode affects whether the server permits dates in which the year part is nonzero but the month or day part is 0. (This mode affects dates such as'2010-00-01' or'2010-01-00', but not'0000-00-00'. To control whether the server permits'0000-00-00', use theNO_ZERO_DATE mode.) The effect ofNO_ZERO_IN_DATE also depends on whether strict SQL mode is enabled.

    • If this mode is not enabled, dates with zero parts are permitted and inserts produce no warning.

    • If this mode is enabled, dates with zero parts are inserted as'0000-00-00' and produce a warning.

    • If this mode and strict mode are enabled, dates with zero parts are not permitted and inserts produce an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE, dates with zero parts are inserted as'0000-00-00' and produce a warning.

    NO_ZERO_IN_DATE is deprecated.NO_ZERO_IN_DATE is not part of strict mode, but should be used in conjunction with strict mode and is enabled by default. A warning occurs ifNO_ZERO_IN_DATE is enabled without also enabling strict mode or vice versa.

    BecauseNO_ZERO_IN_DATE is deprecated, you should expect it to be removed in a future MySQL release as a separate mode name and its effect included in the effects of strict SQL mode.

  • ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY

    Reject queries for which the select list,HAVING condition, orORDER BY list refer to nonaggregated columns that are neither named in theGROUP BY clause nor are functionally dependent on (uniquely determined by)GROUP BY columns.

    A MySQL extension to standard SQL permits references in theHAVING clause to aliased expressions in the select list. TheHAVING clause can refer to aliases regardless of whetherONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY is enabled.

    For additional discussion and examples, seeSection 14.19.3, “MySQL Handling of GROUP BY”.

  • PAD_CHAR_TO_FULL_LENGTH

    By default, trailing spaces are trimmed fromCHAR column values on retrieval. IfPAD_CHAR_TO_FULL_LENGTH is enabled, trimming does not occur and retrievedCHAR values are padded to their full length. This mode does not apply toVARCHAR columns, for which trailing spaces are retained on retrieval.

    Note

    As of MySQL 8.0.13,PAD_CHAR_TO_FULL_LENGTH is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL.

    mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 CHAR(10));Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.37 sec)mysql> INSERT INTO t1 (c1) VALUES('xy');Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)mysql> SET sql_mode = '';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)mysql> SELECT c1, CHAR_LENGTH(c1) FROM t1;+------+-----------------+| c1   | CHAR_LENGTH(c1) |+------+-----------------+| xy   |               2 |+------+-----------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)mysql> SET sql_mode = 'PAD_CHAR_TO_FULL_LENGTH';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)mysql> SELECT c1, CHAR_LENGTH(c1) FROM t1;+------------+-----------------+| c1         | CHAR_LENGTH(c1) |+------------+-----------------+| xy         |              10 |+------------+-----------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)
  • PIPES_AS_CONCAT

    Treat|| as a string concatenation operator (same asCONCAT()) rather than as a synonym forOR.

  • REAL_AS_FLOAT

    TreatREAL as a synonym forFLOAT. By default, MySQL treatsREAL as a synonym forDOUBLE.

  • STRICT_ALL_TABLES

    Enable strict SQL mode for all storage engines. Invalid data values are rejected. For details, seeStrict SQL Mode.

  • STRICT_TRANS_TABLES

    Enable strict SQL mode for transactional storage engines, and when possible for nontransactional storage engines. For details, seeStrict SQL Mode.

  • TIME_TRUNCATE_FRACTIONAL

    Control whether rounding or truncation occurs when inserting aTIME,DATE, orTIMESTAMP value with a fractional seconds part into a column having the same type but fewer fractional digits. The default behavior is to use rounding. If this mode is enabled, truncation occurs instead. The following sequence of statements illustrates the difference:

    CREATE TABLE t (id INT, tval TIME(1));SET sql_mode='';INSERT INTO t (id, tval) VALUES(1, 1.55);SET sql_mode='TIME_TRUNCATE_FRACTIONAL';INSERT INTO t (id, tval) VALUES(2, 1.55);

    The resulting table contents look like this, where the first value has been subject to rounding and the second to truncation:

    mysql> SELECT id, tval FROM t ORDER BY id;+------+------------+| id   | tval       |+------+------------+|    1 | 00:00:01.6 ||    2 | 00:00:01.5 |+------+------------+

    See alsoSection 13.2.6, “Fractional Seconds in Time Values”.

Combination SQL Modes

The following special modes are provided as shorthand for combinations of mode values from the preceding list.

Strict SQL Mode

Strict mode controls how MySQL handles invalid or missing values in data-change statements such asINSERT orUPDATE. A value can be invalid for several reasons. For example, it might have the wrong data type for the column, or it might be out of range. A value is missing when a new row to be inserted does not contain a value for a non-NULL column that has no explicitDEFAULT clause in its definition. (For aNULL column,NULL is inserted if the value is missing.) Strict mode also affects DDL statements such asCREATE TABLE.

If strict mode is not in effect, MySQL inserts adjusted values for invalid or missing values and produces warnings (seeSection 15.7.7.42, “SHOW WARNINGS Statement”). In strict mode, you can produce this behavior by usingINSERT IGNORE orUPDATE IGNORE.

For statements such asSELECT that do not change data, invalid values generate a warning in strict mode, not an error.

Strict mode produces an error for attempts to create a key that exceeds the maximum key length. When strict mode is not enabled, this results in a warning and truncation of the key to the maximum key length.

Strict mode does not affect whether foreign key constraints are checked.foreign_key_checks can be used for that. (SeeSection 7.1.8, “Server System Variables”.)

Strict SQL mode is in effect if eitherSTRICT_ALL_TABLES orSTRICT_TRANS_TABLES is enabled, although the effects of these modes differ somewhat:

  • For transactional tables, an error occurs for invalid or missing values in a data-change statement when eitherSTRICT_ALL_TABLES orSTRICT_TRANS_TABLES is enabled. The statement is aborted and rolled back.

  • For nontransactional tables, the behavior is the same for either mode if the bad value occurs in the first row to be inserted or updated: The statement is aborted and the table remains unchanged. If the statement inserts or modifies multiple rows and the bad value occurs in the second or later row, the result depends on which strict mode is enabled:

    • ForSTRICT_ALL_TABLES, MySQL returns an error and ignores the rest of the rows. However, because the earlier rows have been inserted or updated, the result is a partial update. To avoid this, use single-row statements, which can be aborted without changing the table.

    • ForSTRICT_TRANS_TABLES, MySQL converts an invalid value to the closest valid value for the column and inserts the adjusted value. If a value is missing, MySQL inserts the implicit default value for the column data type. In either case, MySQL generates a warning rather than an error and continues processing the statement. Implicit defaults are described inSection 13.6, “Data Type Default Values”.

Strict mode affects handling of division by zero, zero dates, and zeros in dates as follows:

  • Strict mode affects handling of division by zero, which includesMOD(N,0):

    For data-change operations (INSERT,UPDATE):

    • If strict mode is not enabled, division by zero insertsNULL and produces no warning.

    • If strict mode is enabled, division by zero produces an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE, division by zero insertsNULL and produces a warning.

    ForSELECT, division by zero returnsNULL. Enabling strict mode causes a warning to be produced as well.

  • Strict mode affects whether the server permits'0000-00-00' as a valid date:

    • If strict mode is not enabled,'0000-00-00' is permitted and inserts produce no warning.

    • If strict mode is enabled,'0000-00-00' is not permitted and inserts produce an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE,'0000-00-00' is permitted and inserts produce a warning.

  • Strict mode affects whether the server permits dates in which the year part is nonzero but the month or day part is 0 (dates such as'2010-00-01' or'2010-01-00'):

    • If strict mode is not enabled, dates with zero parts are permitted and inserts produce no warning.

    • If strict mode is enabled, dates with zero parts are not permitted and inserts produce an error, unlessIGNORE is given as well. ForINSERT IGNORE andUPDATE IGNORE, dates with zero parts are inserted as'0000-00-00' (which is considered valid withIGNORE) and produce a warning.

For more information about strict mode with respect toIGNORE, seeComparison of the IGNORE Keyword and Strict SQL Mode.

Strict mode affects handling of division by zero, zero dates, and zeros in dates in conjunction with theERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ZERO_DATE, andNO_ZERO_IN_DATE modes.

Comparison of the IGNORE Keyword and Strict SQL Mode

This section compares the effect on statement execution of theIGNORE keyword (which downgrades errors to warnings) and strict SQL mode (which upgrades warnings to errors). It describes which statements they affect, and which errors they apply to.

The following table presents a summary comparison of statement behavior when the default is to produce an error versus a warning. An example of when the default is to produce an error is inserting aNULL into aNOT NULL column. An example of when the default is to produce a warning is inserting a value of the wrong data type into a column (such as inserting the string'abc' into an integer column).

Operational ModeWhen Statement Default is ErrorWhen Statement Default is Warning
WithoutIGNORE or strict SQL modeErrorWarning
WithIGNOREWarningWarning (same as withoutIGNORE or strict SQL mode)
With strict SQL modeError (same as withoutIGNORE or strict SQL mode)Error
WithIGNORE and strict SQL modeWarningWarning

One conclusion to draw from the table is that when theIGNORE keyword and strict SQL mode are both in effect,IGNORE takes precedence. This means that, althoughIGNORE and strict SQL mode can be considered to have opposite effects on error handling, they do not cancel when used together.

The Effect of IGNORE on Statement Execution

Several statements in MySQL support an optionalIGNORE keyword. This keyword causes the server to downgrade certain types of errors and generate warnings instead. For a multiple-row statement, downgrading an error to a warning may enable a row to be processed. Otherwise,IGNORE causes the statement to skip to the next row instead of aborting. (For nonignorable errors, an error occurs regardless of theIGNORE keyword.)

Example: If the tablet has a primary key columni containing unique values, attempting to insert the same value ofi into multiple rows normally produces a duplicate-key error:

mysql> CREATE TABLE t (i INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY);mysql> INSERT INTO t (i) VALUES(1),(1);ERROR 1062 (23000): Duplicate entry '1' for key 't.PRIMARY'

WithIGNORE, the row containing the duplicate key still is not inserted, but a warning occurs instead of an error:

mysql> INSERT IGNORE INTO t (i) VALUES(1),(1);Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.01 sec)Records: 2  Duplicates: 1  Warnings: 1mysql> SHOW WARNINGS;+---------+------+-----------------------------------------+| Level   | Code | Message                                 |+---------+------+-----------------------------------------+| Warning | 1062 | Duplicate entry '1' for key 't.PRIMARY' |+---------+------+-----------------------------------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example: If the tablet2 has aNOT NULL columnid, attempting to insertNULL produces an error in strict SQL mode:

mysql> CREATE TABLE t2 (id INT NOT NULL);mysql> INSERT INTO t2 (id) VALUES(1),(NULL),(3);ERROR 1048 (23000): Column 'id' cannot be nullmysql> SELECT * FROM t2;Empty set (0.00 sec)

If the SQL mode is not strict,IGNORE causes theNULL to be inserted as the column implicit default (0 in this case), which enables the row to be handled without skipping it:

mysql> INSERT INTO t2 (id) VALUES(1),(NULL),(3);mysql> SELECT * FROM t2;+----+| id |+----+|  1 ||  0 ||  3 |+----+

These statements support theIGNORE keyword:

  • CREATE TABLE ... SELECT:IGNORE does not apply to theCREATE TABLE orSELECT parts of the statement but to inserts into the table of rows produced by theSELECT. Rows that duplicate an existing row on a unique key value are discarded.

  • DELETE:IGNORE causes MySQL to ignore errors during the process of deleting rows.

  • INSERT: WithIGNORE, rows that duplicate an existing row on a unique key value are discarded. Rows set to values that would cause data conversion errors are set to the closest valid values instead.

    For partitioned tables where no partition matching a given value is found,IGNORE causes the insert operation to fail silently for rows containing the unmatched value.

  • LOAD DATA,LOAD XML: WithIGNORE, rows that duplicate an existing row on a unique key value are discarded.

  • UPDATE: WithIGNORE, rows for which duplicate-key conflicts occur on a unique key value are not updated. Rows updated to values that would cause data conversion errors are updated to the closest valid values instead.

TheIGNORE keyword applies to the following ignorable errors:

The Effect of Strict SQL Mode on Statement Execution

The MySQL server can operate in different SQL modes, and can apply these modes differently for different clients, depending on the value of thesql_mode system variable. Instrict SQL mode, the server upgrades certain warnings to errors.

For example, in non-strict SQL mode, inserting the string'abc' into an integer column results in conversion of the value to 0 and a warning:

mysql> SET sql_mode = '';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)mysql> INSERT INTO t (i) VALUES('abc');Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.01 sec)mysql> SHOW WARNINGS;+---------+------+--------------------------------------------------------+| Level   | Code | Message                                                |+---------+------+--------------------------------------------------------+| Warning | 1366 | Incorrect integer value: 'abc' for column 'i' at row 1 |+---------+------+--------------------------------------------------------+1 row in set (0.00 sec)

In strict SQL mode, the invalid value is rejected with an error:

mysql> SET sql_mode = 'STRICT_ALL_TABLES';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)mysql> INSERT INTO t (i) VALUES('abc');ERROR 1366 (HY000): Incorrect integer value: 'abc' for column 'i' at row 1

For more information about possible settings of thesql_mode system variable, seeSection 7.1.11, “Server SQL Modes”.

Strict SQL mode applies to the following statements under conditions for which some value might be out of range or an invalid row is inserted into or deleted from a table:

Within stored programs, individual statements of the types just listed execute in strict SQL mode if the program was defined while strict mode was in effect.

Strict SQL mode applies to the following errors, which represent a class of errors in which an input value is either invalid or missing. A value is invalid if it has the wrong data type for the column or might be out of range. A value is missing if a new row to be inserted does not contain a value for aNOT NULL column that has no explicitDEFAULT clause in its definition.

ER_BAD_NULL_ERRORER_CUT_VALUE_GROUP_CONCATER_DATA_TOO_LONGER_DATETIME_FUNCTION_OVERFLOWER_DIVISION_BY_ZEROER_INVALID_ARGUMENT_FOR_LOGARITHMER_NO_DEFAULT_FOR_FIELDER_NO_DEFAULT_FOR_VIEW_FIELDER_TOO_LONG_KEYER_TRUNCATED_WRONG_VALUEER_TRUNCATED_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_FIELDER_WARN_DATA_OUT_OF_RANGEER_WARN_NULL_TO_NOTNULLER_WARN_TOO_FEW_RECORDSER_WRONG_ARGUMENTSER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_TYPEWARN_DATA_TRUNCATED
Note

Because continued MySQL development defines new errors, there may be errors not in the preceding list to which strict SQL mode applies.