MySQL raises ER_WRONG_TABLESPACE_NAME (SQLSTATE 42000) when a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement references a tablespace name that contains illegal characters, exceeds 64 characters, or conflicts with reserved words.
ER_WRONG_TABLESPACE_NAME appears when MySQL rejects a CREATE or ALTER TABLE statement because the supplied tablespace identifier is invalid. Use a compliant alphanumeric name under 64 characters and re-run the statement to resolve the issue.
ER_WRONG_TABLESPACE_NAME
MySQL returns the message Incorrect tablespace name `%s` (error code 3119, SQLSTATE 42000) when a CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, or CREATE TABLESPACE statement uses an invalid identifier.
The server halts the DDL because the storage engine cannot create, move, or map the table to a tablespace that breaks naming rules introduced in MySQL 5.7.6.
The most common trigger is including illegal characters such as spaces, slashes, or control characters in the tablespace name.
Other causes include exceeding the 64-character limit, starting the name with a digit, or reusing a reserved word like system.
Validate the identifier against MySQLs naming conventions: letters, digits, and underscores only, starting with a letter, and 64 characters or fewer.
Rename the tablespace or adjust the DDL statement, then retry. Always qualify the tablespace with the correct engine clause if required.
When migrating from MySQL 5.6 to 5.7+, legacy scripts may contain names with dashes. Replace dashes with underscores to succeed.
Automated provisioning tools sometimes concatenate schema and environment names, producing overly long identifiers; shorten them before execution.
Adopt a strict naming convention, enforce it in code reviews, and add CI checks that lint DDL statements for invalid tablespace names.
Galaxy users can enable workspace-level linting so that invalid identifiers are flagged in the editor before the query reaches production.
ER_WRONG_NAME_FOR_INDEX arises for invalid index identifiers, while ER_INVALID_DEFAULT requires valid default values. These often surface together during schema migrations.
Including spaces, hyphens, slashes, or non-ASCII symbols in the tablespace name immediately triggers the error.
Tablespace identifiers longer than 64 characters violate storage engine rules and fail validation.
Using reserved words (system, mysql) or a name already in use results in ER_WRONG_TABLESPACE_NAME.
Raised when an index name violates naming rules.
Occurs when MySQL cannot find or create a file due to invalid path or permissions.
Triggered by improper default values in column definitions.
Yes. The error originates in InnoDBs validation routine for tablespace names introduced in MySQL 5.7.6.
No. The server enforces the rule for data integrity. Rename the tablespace instead.
Altering a tablespaces name does not change stored data; it only updates metadata. Always back up before running DDL.
Galaxy highlights invalid identifiers as you type and suggests compliant names, preventing the error before execution.
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