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#14912 AEAbstractDump :: Database Error

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 15 February 2013 04:36 CST

Wednesday, 06 February 2013 02:40 CST

Remko

Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: (2.5.9)
PHP version: (5.3.18)
MySQL version: (5.1.59)
Host: (meteccyclingteam.nl)
Akeeba Backup version: (3.6.12)

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Description of my issue:

Got the error mentioned in the subject when starting the backup. Full error message: AEAbstractDump :: Database Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'OPTION SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1' at line 1 SQL=SET OPTION SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1

Thanx in advance,

Greetz Remko

 

Wednesday, 06 February 2013 02:58 CST

nicholas

Please contact your host and show them this message. The query:

SET OPTION SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1

is a valid MySQL query. It's been executed millions of times on several hundreds of thousands sites running Akeeba Backup and its predecessor, JoomlaPack, the last 4 years. Something's not set up correctly on your host's MySQL server.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:42 CST

Remko

Hi Nicholas,

Sorry for the late reaction. I asked my hoster and they said that it's a big safety risk to use this query. 

At last I asked them to turn the feature on. Indeed no other hoster has this problem, so then not possible I will transfer the site. Thanx for answering!

Gr. Remko

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 02:11 CST

nicholas

Sorry for the late reaction. I asked my hoster and they said that it's a big safety risk to use this query.

Obviously your host doesn't understand how MySQL works but at least they update their servers.

After a little more searching, this error message occurs because your host has updated to MySQL 5.6. The query SET OPTIONS SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1 fails because the new syntax is SET SQL_BIG_SELECTS=1 (without the OPTIONS keyword).

Anyway, you may want to try our latest dev release which fixes this issue and tell your host that they need to read the MySQL documentation.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Friday, 15 February 2013 04:32 CST

Remko

Installed the latest dev release and this is working. Thanx for fixing! 

Edited by Remko on 2013-02-15 04:32 CST

Friday, 15 February 2013 04:36 CST

nicholas

You're welcome and thank you for your feedback!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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