mysql error 1364 Field doesn't have a default values

My table looks like

create table try ( name varchar(8), CREATED_BY varchar(40) not null);

and then I have a trigger to auto populate the CREATED_BY field

create trigger autoPopulateAtInsert BEFORE INSERT on try for each row set new.CREATED_BY=user();

When I do an insert using

insert into try (name) values ('abc');

the entry is made in the table but I still get the error message

Field 'CREATED_BY' doesn't have a default value Error no 1364

Is there a way to suppress this error without making the field nullable AND without removing the triggfer? Otherwise my hibernate will see these exceptions ( even though the insertions have been made) and then application will crash.

Solution 1:

This is caused by the STRICT_TRANS_TABLES SQL mode defined in the

%PROGRAMDATA%\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\my.ini

file. Removing that setting and restarting MySQL should fix the problem.

See https://www.farbeyondcode.com/Solution-for-MariaDB-Field--xxx--doesn-t-have-a-default-value-5-2720.html

If editing that file doesn't fix the issue, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/option-files.html for other possible locations of config files.

Solution 2:

Open phpmyadmin and goto 'More' Tab and select 'Variables' submenu. Scroll down to find sql mode. Edit sql mode and remove 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES' Save it.

Solution 3:

In phpmyadmin, perform the following:

select @@GLOBAL.sql_mode

In my case, I get the following:

ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY, STRICT_TRANS_TABLES ,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION

Copy this result and remove STRICT_TRANS_TABLES. Then perform the following:

set GLOBAL sql_mode='ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'