3247
MySQLERRORNotableQuery ExecutionHIGH confidence

MAX_WAIT_TIMEOUT is not supported for this statement

Production Risk

Low — statement is rejected; use the correct timeout mechanism.

How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
SELECT /*+ MAX_EXECUTION_TIME(1000) */ * FROM t1;

expected output

ERROR 3247 (HY000): MAX_WAIT_TIMEOUT is not supported for this statement type.

Fix

Use supported timeout hint

Use supported timeout hint
SET SESSION MAX_EXECUTION_TIME=1000; SELECT * FROM t1;

Why this works

Set the session variable instead of using the hint for unsupported statement types.

What not to do

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 3247 ER_UNSUPPORTED_MAX_WAIT_TIMEOUT

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