3242
MariaDBWARNINGCriticalCharacter SetsHIGH confidence
ctype array is too short for character set
Production Risk
Low — usually caught at server start, not at query time.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
-- Triggered during server startup or LOAD plugin with a malformed charset definition.
expected output
Warning 3242: ctype array is too short for character set.
Fix
Fix charset XML definition
Fix charset XML definition
-- Edit the charset XML file to provide a full 257-entry ctype array.
Why this works
MySQL requires the ctype array to have exactly 257 entries (index 0 is unused).
What not to do
✕
Sources
Official documentation ↗
MySQL 8.0 — 3242 ER_WARN_CTYPE_SHORT
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