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MySQL-on-SQLite does not translate DATE arithmetic with INTERVAL HOUR
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Description
Bug
The current MySQL-on-SQLite driver leaves MySQL date arithmetic unchanged, causing SQLite syntax errors for queries such as:
SELECT DATE(start_datetime - INTERVAL 5 HOUR) FROM wp_event_dates;
The executed SQLite query still contains INTERVAL 5 HOUR and fails with:
SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1 near \"5\": syntax error
Runtime
- WordPress Playground / WP Codebox
- WordPress 7.0.2
- PHP 8.3.31
- SQLite integration path:
wp-includes/database/sqlite/class-wp-pdo-mysql-on-sqlite.php
Expected
Translate MySQL INTERVAL ... HOUR date arithmetic to an equivalent SQLite datetime modifier so valid WordPress plugin queries can execute under the compatibility layer.
Impact
This blocks focused WordPress PHPUnit coverage for timezone-aware calendar boundaries in Extra-Chill/data-machine-events#489 after its custom test table is successfully created.
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Research direction
Start in wp-includes/database/sqlite/class-wp-pdo-mysql-on-sqlite.php and trace how MySQL date arithmetic is translated before the SQLite query executes. Reproduce the SELECT using INTERVAL 5 HOUR, then verify that the generated SQLite datetime expression runs without a syntax error and supports the stated WordPress plugin query.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, sqlite
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100