3249
MariaDBERRORCommonPlugin SystemHIGH confidence
Plugin installation failed
Production Risk
High — required functionality is unavailable if a critical plugin fails to install.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
INSTALL PLUGIN my_plugin SONAME 'my_plugin.so';
expected output
ERROR 3249 (HY000): Plugin installation failed.
Fix 1
Check plugin directory
Check plugin directory
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'plugin_dir';
Why this works
Confirm the .so file is present in the plugin_dir path.
Fix 2
Check for version mismatch
Check for version mismatch
-- Rebuild the plugin against the current MySQL server headers.
Why this works
A plugin compiled for a different MySQL version will fail to load.
What not to do
✕
Sources
Official documentation ↗
MySQL 8.0 — 3249 ER_PLUGIN_INSTALL_ERROR
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