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Plesk pre-migration check finishes with an error: Set variable innodb_strict_mode to OFF on target to avoid the migration errors

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Miguel Monteiro
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Applicable to:

  • Plesk for Linux
  • Plesk for Windows

Symptoms

  • The following error appears during a migration pre-check on the target server:

    CONFIG_TEXT: In InnoDB 5.6 (both in MySQL 5.6 and MariaDB 10.0/10.1) server has variable innodb_strict_mode=0 by default.
    So you can create table with wrong ROW_FORMAT option and warning will be reported.
    In InnoDB 5.7 (both in MySQL 5.7 and MariaDB 10.2) server has variable innodb_strict_mode=1 by default.
    Migration from source, hosted with previous version of InnoDB will not be possible to target
    with current version of InnoDB and error will be issued if innodb_strict_mode is set to default.
    Set variable innodb_strict_mode to OFF on target to avoid the migration errors.
    Here is the link describing the problem
    https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-11305

    Here is a list of affected subscriptions:
    - example.com

Cause

Strict mode is enabled on the newer versions of MySQL/MariaDB by default.

Resolution

Note: Once the migration will finish, it is safe to enable back the innodb_strict_mode option in Plesk Obsidian.

For Linux

  1. Connect to the target server via SSH.

  2. Add innodb_strict_mode to MySQL configuration:
    2.1. Open MySQL configuration file /etc/my.cnf in a text editor, for example, in the vi editor:

    CONFIG_TEXT: vi /etc/my.cnf

Note: For Debian/Ubuntu the path is /etc/mysql/my.cnf

2.2. Add innodb_strict_mode=OFF under the [mysqld] section:

CONFIG_TEXT: [mysqld]
innodb_strict_mode=OFF
<...>

2.3. Save the changes and close the file.

  1. Restart MySQL service:

    # service mysql restart || service mariadb restart || service mysqld restart

  1. Proceed with the migration.
For Windows
  1. Connect to the target server via RDP.
  2. Open MySQL configuration file %plesk_dir%Databases\MySQL\my.ini in a text editor.
    2.1 Add innodb_strict_mode=OFF under the [mysqld] section:

    CONFIG_TEXT: [mysqld]
    innodb_strict_mode=OFF
    <...>

    2.3. Save the changes and close the file

  1. Restart MySQL service via Plesk Services Monitor (it can be found in the system tray).

  2. Proceed with the migration

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    Erik (Edited )

    Thanks! It helps me a lot.

    For Linux

    Some comment for - 2.2. Add innodb_strict_mode=OFF under the [mysqld] section

    To edit text, you need to enter the insert mode by pressing i key. Go back to normal mode by pressing Esc key again.

    Some comment for - 2.3. Save the changes and close the file.

    To save the changes and close the file Press the ESC key ---> Type :wq ---> Press the ENTER key

    Exit without saving changes Press the ESC key ---> Type :q! ---> Press the ENTER key

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    Miguel Monteiro

    Erik Hello Erik,

    Thank you for sharing the details. We have this information mentioned in our article How to edit a file using the vi utility

    I made sure to add a link to this article in the resolution for Linux.

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