How to Deal with Error 1071; Sqlstate 42000; "Specified Key was Too Long; Max Key Length is 767 Bytes" (Doc ID 1394920.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 16, 2025

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Learn how to change your CREATE TABLE statement (or modify an existing table) when you get this error message:

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