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@opt1mi
opt1mi
opened on Feb 13, 2026

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I get a very large box of text on the migration step
Phinx by CakePHP - https://phinx.org. using config file core/migrations/phinx.php using config parser php using migration paths - /var/www/nameless/core/migrations warning no environment specified, defaulting to: nameless using adapter mysql using database nameless ordering by creation time == 20220517030607 CreateLanguagesTable: migrating == 20220517030607 CreateLanguagesTable: migrated 0.0193s == 20220517030609 CreateTemplatesTable: migrating == 20220517030609 CreateTemplatesTable: migrated 0.0164s == 20220517030611 CreateUsersTable: migrating == 20220517030611 CreateUsersTable: migrated 0.0990s == 20220517030657 CreateReactionsTable: migrating == 20220517030657 CreateReactionsTable: migrated 0.0160s == 20220518024302 CreatePanelTemplatesTable: migrating == 20220518024302 CreatePanelTemplatesTable: migrated 0.0187s == 20220518024945 CreateBlockedUsersTable: migrating == 20220518024945 CreateBlockedUsersTable: migrated 0.0741s == 20220518025652 CreateGroupsTable: migrating == 20220518025652 CreateGroupsTable: migrated 0.0191s == 20220518025817 CreateUsersGroupsTable: migrating == 20220518025817 CreateUsersGroupsTable: migrated 0.0748s == 20220518031216 CreateAlertsTable: migrating == 20220518031216 CreateAlertsTable: migrated 0.0633s == 20220518032305 CreateCustomAnnouncementsTable: migrating == 20220518032305 CreateCustomAnnouncementsTable: migrated 0.0243s == 20220518032919 CreateCustomPagesTable: migrating == 20220518032919 CreateCustomPagesTable: migrated 0.0199s == 20220518033833 CreateCustomPagesPermissionsTable: migrating == 20220518033833 CreateCustomPagesPermissionsTable: migrated 0.0665s == 20220518034729 CreateEmailErrorsTable: migrating == 20220518034729 CreateEmailErrorsTable: migrated 0.0560s == 20220518035532 CreateGroupsTemplatesTable: migrating == 20220518035532 CreateGroupsTemplatesTable: migrated 0.0557s == 20220518040058 CreateGroupSyncTable: migrating == 20220518040058 CreateGroupSyncTable: migrated 0.0601s == 20220518040456 CreateHooksTable: migrating == 20220518040456 CreateHooksTable: migrated 0.0191s == 20220518040806 CreateIpBansTable: migrating == 20220518040806 CreateIpBansTable: migrated 0.0638s == 20220519020719 CreateInfractionsTable: migrating == 20220519020719 CreateInfractionsTable: migrated 0.0941s == 20220519021237 CreateLogsTable: migrating == 20220519021237 CreateLogsTable: migrated 0.0219s == 20220519021711 CreateMcServersTable: migrating == 20220519021711 CreateMcServersTable: migrated 0.0196s == 20220519022400 CreateModulesTable: migrating == 20220519022400 CreateModulesTable: migrated 0.0265s == 20220519022945 CreateWidgetsTable: migrating == 20220519022945 CreateWidgetsTable: migrated 0.0172s == 20220519023439 CreatePrivacyTermsTable: migrating == 20220519023439 CreatePrivacyTermsTable: migrated 0.0190s == 20220519023748 CreateOauthTable: migrating == 20220519023748 CreateOauthTable: migrated 0.0172s == 20220519024247 CreateOauthUsersTable: migrating == 20220519024247 CreateOauthUsersTable: migrated 0.0815s == 20220519024833 CreateOnlineGuestsTable: migrating == 20220519024833 CreateOnlineGuestsTable: migrated 0.0250s == 20220519025351 CreatePageDescriptionsTable: migrating == 20220519025351 CreatePageDescriptionsTable: migrated 0.0209s == 20220519025851 CreatePrivateMessagesTable: migrating == 20220519025851 CreatePrivateMessagesTable: migrated 0.0814s == 20220519030416 CreatePrivateMessagesRepliesTable: migrating == 20220519030416 CreatePrivateMessagesRepliesTable: migrated 0.0695s == 20220519030902 CreatePrivateMessagesUsersTable: migrating == 20220519030902 CreatePrivateMessagesUsersTable: migrated 0.0941s == 20220519031223 CreateProfileFieldsTable: migrating == 20220519031223 CreateProfileFieldsTable: migrated 0.0200s == 20220519031732 CreateUsersProfileFieldsTable: migrating == 20220519031732 CreateUsersProfileFieldsTable: migrated 0.0736s == 20220519032328 CreateUsersSessionTable: migrating == 20220519032328 CreateUsersSessionTable: migrated 0.0600s == 20220519034124 CreateUsersIpsTable: migrating == 20220519034124 CreateUsersIpsTable: migrated 0.0588s == 20220519040344 CreateUsersAdminSessionTable: migrating == 20220519040344 CreateUsersAdminSessionTable: migrated 0.0623s == 20220519040925 CreateIntegrationsTable: migrating == 20220519040925 CreateIntegrationsTable: migrated 0.0186s == 20220519041811 CreateUsersIntegrationsTable: migrating == 20220519041811 CreateUsersIntegrationsTable: migrated 0.0783s == 20220519150540 CreatePlaceholdersSettingsTable: migrating == 20220519150540 CreatePlaceholdersSettingsTable: migrated 0.0624s == 20220519151124 CreateUsersPlaceholdersTable: migrating == 20220519151124 CreateUsersPlaceholdersTable: migrated 0.0566s == 20220519152021 CreateUserProfileWallPostsTable: migrating == 20220519152021 CreateUserProfileWallPostsTable: migrated 0.1027s == 20220519152346 CreateUserProfileWallPostsReactionsTable: migrating == 20220519152346 CreateUserProfileWallPostsReactionsTable: migrated 0.0771s == 20220519152544 CreateUserProfileWallPostsRepliesTable: migrating == 20220519152544 CreateUserProfileWallPostsRepliesTable: migrated 0.0544s == 20220519153135 CreateForumsTable: migrating == 20220519153135 CreateForumsTable: migrated 0.0481s == 20220519153136 CreateTopicsTable: migrating == 20220519153136 CreateTopicsTable: migrated 0.0959s == 20220519153137 CreatePostsTable: migrating == 20220519153137 CreatePostsTable: migrated 0.0673s == 20220519153139 CreateReportsTable: migrating == 20220519153139 CreateReportsTable: migrated 0.0739s == 20220519153651 CreateReportsCommentsTable: migrating == 20220519153651 CreateReportsCommentsTable: migrated 0.0622s == 20220519154102 CreateSettingsTable: migrating == 20220519154102 CreateSettingsTable: migrated 0.0199s == 20220519154314 CreateQueryErrorsTable: migrating == 20220519154314 CreateQueryErrorsTable: migrated 0.0190s == 20220519154440 CreateQueryResultsTable: migrating == 20220519154440 CreateQueryResultsTable: migrated 0.0612s == 20220519154832 CreateForumsLabelsTable: migrating == 20220519154832 CreateForumsLabelsTable: migrated 0.0186s == 20220519161304 CreateTopicsFollowingTable: migrating == 20220519161304 CreateTopicsFollowingTable: migrated 0.0720s == 20220519161539 CreateForumsPermissionsTable: migrating == 20220519161539 CreateForumsPermissionsTable: migrated 0.0608s == 20220519161812 CreateForumsReactionsTable: migrating == 20220519161812 CreateForumsReactionsTable: migrated 0.0833s == 20220519161954 CreateForumsTopicLabelsTable: migrating == 20220519161954 CreateForumsTopicLabelsTable: migrated 0.0160s == 20220525051321 CreateUuidCacheTable: migrating == 20220525051321 CreateUuidCacheTable: migrated 0.0185s == 20220525051337 CreateUsersUsernameHistoryTable: migrating == 20220525051337 CreateUsersUsernameHistoryTable: migrated 0.0608s == 20220602132634 NullablePostDate: migrating == 20220602132634 NullablePostDate: migrated 0.0591s == 20220609184529 MakeUsernameColumnNullableOnUserIntegrationsTable: migrating == 20220609184529 MakeUsernameColumnNullableOnUserIntegrationsTable: migrated 0.0508s == 20220612041555 DropGroupHtmlLgColumnOnGroupsTable: migrating == 20220612041555 DropGroupHtmlLgColumnOnGroupsTable: migrated 0.0042s == 20220620183016 AddModuleSettingsColumn: migrating == 20220620183016 AddModuleSettingsColumn: migrated 0.0561s == 20220620190645 MoveEmailSettingsToConfig: migrating == 20220620190645 MoveEmailSettingsToConfig: migrated 0.0023s == 20220805152044 ForumPostMediumText: migrating == 20220805152044 ForumPostMediumText: migrated 0.0624s == 20220805152052 PrivateMessageMediumText: migrating == 20220805152052 PrivateMessageMediumText: migrated 0.0844s == 20220805152101 CustomPageMediumText: migrating == 20220805152101 CustomPageMediumText: migrated 0.0413s == 20220805153842 LogInfoMediumText: migrating == 20220805153842 LogInfoMediumText: migrated 0.0403s == 20220805174255 SettingsValueText: migrating == 20220805174255 SettingsValueText: migrated 0.0454s == 20220807142446 AddUserSessionActivityColumns: migrating == 20220807142446 AddUserSessionActivityColumns: migrated 0.0835s == 20220807153708 DeleteAdminSessionTable: migrating == 20220807153708 DeleteAdminSessionTable: migrated 0.0174s == 20220921014904 CreateMemberListsTable: migrating == 20220921014904 CreateMemberListsTable: migrated 0.0233s == 20221010152624 AddIpToUserSessions: migrating == 20221010152624 AddIpToUserSessions: migrated 0.0294s == 20221230144555 ReportsReportedIdNullable: migrating == 20221230144555 ReportsReportedIdNullable: migrated 0.0286s == 20230114124352 UsersNightModeNullable: migrating == 20230114124352 UsersNightModeNullable: migrated 0.0702s == 20230121015140 AddAuthMeColumnsToUserTable: migrating == 20230121015140 AddAuthMeColumnsToUserTable: migrated 0.0289s == 20230206192726 CreateQueueTable: migrating == 20230206192726 CreateQueueTable: migrated 0.0721s == 20230301084250 AddOrderColumnToReactionsTable: migrating == 20230301084250 AddOrderColumnToReactionsTable: migrated 0.0239s == 20230302090631 AddImageColumnToPageDescriptionsTable: migrating == 20230302090631 AddImageColumnToPageDescriptionsTable: migrated 0.0251s == 20230304231334 DeleteUsersReputationColumn: migrating == 20230304231334 DeleteUsersReputationColumn: migrated 0.0360s == 20230611003455 AddCustomScoreColumnToReactionsTable: migrating == 20230611003455 AddCustomScoreColumnToReactionsTable: migrated 0.0257s == 20230613054745 RenameHighestReactionScoresMemberListProvider: migrating == 20230613054745 RenameHighestReactionScoresMemberListProvider: migrated 0.0045s == 20230908180037 CreateUsersNotificationPreferencesTable: migrating == 20230908180037 CreateUsersNotificationPreferencesTable: migrated 0.0627s == 20231121184810 AddContentRichToAlertsTable: migrating == 20231121184810 AddContentRichToAlertsTable: migrated 0.0259s == 20240309204948 AddPurifyBypassColumToAlertsTable: migrating == 20240309204948 AddPurifyBypassColumToAlertsTable: migrated 0.0241s == 20240616113453 AddSessionExpiryColumnToUsersSessionTable: migrating == 20240616113453 AddSessionExpiryColumnToUsersSessionTable: migrated 0.0263s == 20240714105154 RenameDeviceNameColumnUsersSessionTable: migrating == 20240714105154 RenameDeviceNameColumnUsersSessionTable: migrated 0.0278s == 20240714105702 AddServerIdColumnToReportsTable: migrating == 20240714105702 AddServerIdColumnToReportsTable: migrated 0.0939s == 20240720110121 ChangeWidgetsLocationLength: migrating == 20240720110121 ChangeWidgetsLocationLength: migrated 0.0239s == 20241201113419 AddPlaceholderOrderToPlaceholderSettingsTable: migrating == 20241201113419 AddPlaceholderOrderToPlaceholderSettingsTable: migrated 0.0262s == 20250319185504 UpdateForumTopicKeyCascades: migrating PDOException: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '3' at line 1 in /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PdoAdapter.php:192 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PdoAdapter.php(192): PDO->exec() #1 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Util/AlterInstructions.php(108): Phinx\Db\Adapter\PdoAdapter->execute() #2 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PdoAdapter.php(626): Phinx\Db\Util\AlterInstructions->execute() #3 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PdoAdapter.php(1001): Phinx\Db\Adapter\PdoAdapter->executeAlterSteps() #4 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/AdapterWrapper.php(477): Phinx\Db\Adapter\PdoAdapter->executeActions() #5 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/TimedOutputAdapter.php(420): Phinx\Db\Adapter\AdapterWrapper->executeActions() #6 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Plan/Plan.php(151): Phinx\Db\Adapter\TimedOutputAdapter->executeActions() #7 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Table.php(719): Phinx\Db\Plan\Plan->execute() #8 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Db/Table.php(627): Phinx\Db\Table->executeActions() #9 /var/www/nameless/core/migrations/20250319185504_update_forum_topic_key_cascades.php(16): Phinx\Db\Table->update() #10 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager/Environment.php(108): UpdateForumTopicKeyCascades->change() #11 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php(388): Phinx\Migration\Manager\Environment->executeMigration() #12 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php(359): Phinx\Migration\Manager->executeMigration() #13 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Console/Command/Migrate.php(122): Phinx\Migration\Manager->migrate() #14 /var/www/nameless/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php(298): Phinx\Console\Command\Migrate->execute() #15 /var/www/nameless/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(1040): Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() #16 /var/www/nameless/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(301): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() #17 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Console/PhinxApplication.php(70): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() #18 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Wrapper/TextWrapper.php(240): Phinx\Console\PhinxApplication->doRun() #19 /var/www/nameless/vendor/robmorgan/phinx/src/Phinx/Wrapper/TextWrapper.php(124): Phinx\Wrapper\TextWrapper->executeRun() #20 /var/www/nameless/core/classes/Database/PhinxAdapter.php(118): Phinx\Wrapper\TextWrapper->getMigrate() #21 /var/www/nameless/core/installation/steps/ajax_initialise.php(6): PhinxAdapter::migrate() #22 /var/www/nameless/core/installation/installer.php(22): require('...') #23 /var/www/nameless/install.php(71): require('...') #24 {main}

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To Reproduce

  1. Get to the migration step on the installer

Expected Behaviour

For it to work

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  1. opt1mi
    added
    bug
    on Feb 13, 2026

  2. Derkades commented on Feb 13, 2026

    @Derkades
    Derkades
    on Feb 13, 2026
    Member

    The relevant part of the daunting huge wall of text:

    PDOException: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version

    Are you using a relatively modern version of MariaDB?

  3. opt1mi commented on Feb 13, 2026

    @opt1mi
    opt1mi
    on Feb 13, 2026
    Author

    The relevant part of the daunting huge wall of text:

    PDOException: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version

    Are you using a relatively modern version of MariaDB?

    Yeah, just installed it today on my Debian Trixie server

  4. Hayzee55 commented on Feb 21, 2026

    @Hayzee55
    Hayzee55
    on Feb 21, 2026

    I also got the same error. I had to edit the update_forum_topic_key_cascades.php file slightly to make it compatible with the latest version of MariaDB, and I also edit the database slightly due to partial migration but dont remember the steps I took for that.

  5. Timeox2k commented on Mar 1, 2026

    @Timeox2k
    Timeox2k
    on Mar 1, 2026

    I got it running by replacing the content of this file:

    Nameless/core/migrations/20250319185504_update_forum_topic_key_cascades.php

    Line 4 in d434be6

    with:

    <?php

declare(strict_types=1);

use Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration;

final class UpdateForumTopicKeyCascades extends AbstractMigration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        $table = $this->table('nl2_topics');

        // 1. Manually find and drop the foreign key to bypass the Phinx MariaDB parser bug
        $row = $this->fetchRow("
            SELECT CONSTRAINT_NAME
            FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
            WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE()
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'nl2_topics'
              AND COLUMN_NAME = 'topic_last_user'
              AND REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME IS NOT NULL
            LIMIT 1
        ");

        if ($row && !empty($row['CONSTRAINT_NAME'])) {
            $constraint = $row['CONSTRAINT_NAME'];
            // Forcing backticks prevents the syntax error near '3'
            $this->execute("ALTER TABLE `nl2_topics` DROP FOREIGN KEY `$constraint`");
        }

        // 2. Modify the column type/properties
        $table->changeColumn('topic_last_user', 'integer', ['length' => 11, 'null' => true, 'default' => null]);
        $table->update();

        // 3. Add the new cascading foreign key
        $table->addForeignKey('topic_last_user', 'nl2_users', 'id', ['delete' => 'SET_NULL', 'update' => 'CASCADE']);
        $table->update();
    }

    public function down(): void
    {
    }
}

  6. opt1mi commented on Mar 20, 2026

    @opt1mi
    opt1mi
    on Mar 20, 2026
    Author

    I got it running by replacing the content of this file:

    Nameless/core/migrations/20250319185504_update_forum_topic_key_cascades.php

    Line 4 in d434be6

    with:

    <?php

declare(strict_types=1);

use Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration;

final class UpdateForumTopicKeyCascades extends AbstractMigration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        $table = $this->table('nl2_topics');

        // 1. Manually find and drop the foreign key to bypass the Phinx MariaDB parser bug
        $row = $this->fetchRow("
            SELECT CONSTRAINT_NAME
            FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
            WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE()
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'nl2_topics'
              AND COLUMN_NAME = 'topic_last_user'
              AND REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME IS NOT NULL
            LIMIT 1
        ");

        if ($row && !empty($row['CONSTRAINT_NAME'])) {
            $constraint = $row['CONSTRAINT_NAME'];
            // Forcing backticks prevents the syntax error near '3'
            $this->execute("ALTER TABLE `nl2_topics` DROP FOREIGN KEY `$constraint`");
        }

        // 2. Modify the column type/properties
        $table->changeColumn('topic_last_user', 'integer', ['length' => 11, 'null' => true, 'default' => null]);
        $table->update();

        // 3. Add the new cascading foreign key
        $table->addForeignKey('topic_last_user', 'nl2_users', 'id', ['delete' => 'SET_NULL', 'update' => 'CASCADE']);
        $table->update();
    }

    public function down(): void
    {
    }
}

    Maybe try doing a PR with this, I think everyone would be happy with this update :p

  7. Timeox2k commented on Mar 21, 2026

    @Timeox2k
    Timeox2k
    on Mar 21, 2026

    Feel free doing so. I dont have the time to fully fork it, set it up, test it properly. I have not yet found any sideeffects but I dont want to confirm anything

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