DB conversion with "foreign key constraint fails"
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Nextcloud instance with PostgreSQL database
- Use
occ db:convert-typeto migrate to MySQL - Fails on
oc_mail_attachmentstable migration
Expected behavior
Database migration should succeed
Actual behavior
Database migration fails with:
- oc_mail_attachments
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In ExceptionConverter.php line 58:
An exception occurred while executing a query: SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1452 Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`mydb`.`oc_mail_attachments`, CONSTRAINT `attachment_local_message` FOREIGN KEY (`local_message_id`) REFERENCES `oc_mail_local_messages` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE)
In Exception.php line 30:
SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1452 Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`mydb`.`oc_mail_attachments`, CONSTRAINT `attachment_local_message` FOREIGN KEY (`local_message_id`) REFERENCES `oc_mail_local_messages` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE)
In Statement.php line 101:
SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1452 Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`mydb`.`oc_mail_attachments`, CONSTRAINT `attachment_local_message` FOREIGN KEY (`local_message_id`) REFERENCES `oc_mail_local_messages` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE)
Mail app version
3.5.5
Mailserver or service
OVH
Operating system
Debian 11
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
Nginx
Database
PostgreSQL
Additional info
Migration to MySQL utf8mb4 database.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the occ db:convert-type entry point and trace the migration of oc_mail_attachments and oc_mail_local_messages; the reported stack trace names ExceptionConverter.php, Exception.php, and Statement.php. Reproduce the PostgreSQL-to-MySQL utf8mb4 conversion and investigate why the foreign key cannot be created; done means the migration completes successfully without violating the attachment relationship.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- mysql, php, postgresql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100