EC
1234
MariaDBERRORCriticalSyntaxHIGH confidence

Incorrect usage or placement of option

Production Risk

Low — syntax error; query is rejected.

What this means

ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE (1234, SQLSTATE 42000) is raised when a SQL option or clause is placed in an incorrect context, such as using WITH ROLLUP in an unsupported position or combining conflicting clauses.

Why it happens
  1. 1Using WITH ROLLUP in a position where it is not supported
  2. 2Misplacing SQL options in a query
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
SELECT col1, SUM(col2) FROM t1 GROUP BY col1 WITH ROLLUP ORDER BY col1 WITH ROLLUP;  -- duplicate WITH ROLLUP

expected output

ERROR 1234 (42000): Incorrect usage/placement of 'WITH ROLLUP'

Fix

Remove the incorrectly placed option

Remove the incorrectly placed option
SELECT col1, SUM(col2) FROM t1 GROUP BY col1 WITH ROLLUP ORDER BY col1;

Why this works

WITH ROLLUP belongs only after GROUP BY, not after ORDER BY.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 1234 ER_CANT_USE_OPTION_HERE

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