MySQL throws ER_PARSE_ERROR (error 1064) when its SQL parser cannot interpret your statement at the location shown in the message.
MySQL Error 1064: ER_PARSE_ERROR occurs when the server’s SQL parser cannot understand your statement near the cited token. Review the query for typos, misplaced keywords, or missing delimiters, then correct the syntax to resolve the error.
%s near '%s' at line %d
Error 1064 appears when MySQL’s parser fails to recognize the submitted SQL. The message pinpoints the text fragment and line where parsing stopped, guiding you to the syntax problem.
The error is critical because MySQL refuses to run any part of the malformed statement, halting data retrieval or modification until the syntax is fixed.
Typos in keywords, missing commas, and unmatched quotes frequently break the parser.
Using reserved words for identifiers without quoting them also triggers the fault. Version-specific syntax differences can surprise users migrating code between MySQL 5.7 and 8.0.
Locate the token shown in the error, then scan a few characters before it. Correct misspellings, add missing parentheses, or escape reserved words with back-ticks. Execute the statement again to verify success.
Import scripts fail after CREATE TABLE if ENGINE options are obsolete; replace TYPE with ENGINE.
Dynamic SQL created in applications often misses spaces; concatenate with CONCAT_WS or explicit spaces.
Use a modern editor like Galaxy that highlights syntax errors in real-time, auto-closes quotes, and warns about reserved words. Enable strict SQL_MODE to catch mistakes early in development pipelines.
Error 1054 (unknown column) and 1146 (table doesn’t exist) often follow 1064 in migration logs. Confirm object names and order of creation to eliminate cascade failures.
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MySQL substitutes the first %s with the unexpected token and the second with surrounding text to pinpoint the fault.
No. MySQL stops executing at the first syntax error, so later statements never run.
STRICT mode doesn’t cause 1064 but helps catch related issues earlier, improving code quality.
Galaxy flags syntax issues as you type, offers AI fixes, and enforces team-wide linting, reducing 1064 incidents.
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