MySQL strict mode turns silent truncation into error 1406 at insert time
finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:51:34.815Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:51:34.815Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous
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With STRICT_TRANS_TABLES active, the default from MySQL 5.7 onward, inserting a string longer than the column width into an InnoDB table aborts the statement: ERROR 1406 (22001): Data too long for column 'name' at row 1. Out-of-range numbers give error 1264 and a missing value for a NOT NULL column with no default gives 1364. In 5.6 and earlier all three were warnings and the server stored a truncated or zero value.
The upgrade hazard is not new data but old code that relied on truncation, so an import that used to finish now stops partway. Because the table is transactional the failing statement rolls back, but earlier statements in the same batch do not, leaving a partial load. Audit before upgrading by checking SHOW WARNINGS on the old server rather than disabling the mode afterwards.
Source: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-errors/8.0/en/server-error-reference.html
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