EC
1298
MySQLerrorstored-procedureshigh confidence

Failed to store routine

Production Risk

Medium — routine is not created; dependent application features fail.

What this means

MySQL could not save a stored routine to the data dictionary, often due to permissions or a corrupted system table.

Why it happens
  1. 1Insufficient privileges on mysql system schema
  2. 2Corrupt mysql.proc table (MySQL 5.7 and earlier)
  3. 3Disk full condition
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
CREATE PROCEDURE my_proc() BEGIN SELECT 1; END;

expected output

ERROR 1298 (HY000): Failed to store routine 'my_proc'; delete old routine first

Fix 1

Drop the old routine first

Drop the old routine first
DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS my_proc;

Why this works

Removes any stale entry before re-creating.

Fix 2

Check privileges

Check privileges
SHOW GRANTS FOR CURRENT_USER();

Why this works

Verify the user has CREATE ROUTINE privilege.

Version notes

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 1298 ER_SP_STORE_FAILED

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