1969
MySQLERRORNotableConfigurationHIGH confidence

Feature disabled; you need MySQL built with this feature

Production Risk

Medium — the requested feature is completely unavailable; upgrade MySQL.

What this means

A feature or functionality that was not compiled into the MySQL server binary was requested. This error typically appears for optional features like SSL, GIS, or specific storage engines.

Why it happens
  1. 1Attempting to use SSL/TLS when the server was built without SSL support.
  2. 2Using spatial functions when the GIS extension was not compiled in.
  3. 3Enabling a storage engine that is not part of the installed build.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
-- Using a GIS function on a server built without GIS support

expected output

ERROR 1969 (HY000): Feature disabled; you need MySQL built with this feature.

Fix

Install a MySQL distribution that includes the required feature

Install a MySQL distribution that includes the required feature
-- Use the official MySQL Community or Enterprise server which includes GIS and SSL by default

Why this works

Official MySQL binaries include all standard features; custom builds may omit them.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 1969 ER_FEATURE_DISABLED

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