MySQL 8.0: Difficulty Handling JSON Data with Incorrect Data Types
I recently switched to I'm working on a personal project and I tried several approaches but none seem to work. After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out... I’m working with MySQL 8.0 and trying to store and retrieve JSON data, but I am working with an scenario related to type mismatches. I have a table set up like this: ```sql CREATE TABLE user_data ( id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, user_info JSON NOT NULL ); ``` I am attempting to insert data into this table using a prepared statement in PHP with PDO. Here’s the code I’m using: ```php $data = json_encode(['name' => 'John Doe', 'age' => 30]); $stmt = $pdo->prepare('INSERT INTO user_data (user_info) VALUES (:user_info)'); $stmt->bindParam(':user_info', $data); $result = $stmt->execute(); ``` However, when executing this code, I receive the following behavior: ``` SQLSTATE[22P02]: Invalid text representation: 7 behavior: invalid input syntax for type json ``` I’ve verified that the JSON is valid using `json_last_error()` in PHP, which returns `JSON_ERROR_NONE`. My suspicion is that the scenario may be due to the way PDO handles the JSON data type, but I’m not sure how to resolve it. I tried casting the JSON in the SQL statement as well: ```sql INSERT INTO user_data (user_info) VALUES (CAST(:user_info AS JSON)) ``` This approach still yields the same behavior. I’ve also reviewed the data being passed in just before the bind statement and it looks correct. Does anyone have insights on why this behavior is occurring or how to properly handle JSON data types in MySQL using PDO? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm working on a application that needs to handle this. For context: I'm using Php on Windows. Is there a better approach? My development environment is Ubuntu 20.04. Any feedback is welcome! I'd be grateful for any help.