Title: DB error after cloning
Last modified: May 6, 2026

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# DB error after cloning

 *  Resolved [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsl225/)
 * (@dsl225)
 * [17 hours, 22 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-after-cloning/)
 * Hello,
   After the process is finished, I’m getting this error:**DATABASE ERROR:
   database error write**DATABASE ERROR: ‘You have an error in your SQL syntax; 
   check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right 
   syntax to use near ‘mysqldump: Deprecated program name. It will be removed in
   a future release, use ‘ at line 3’ [SQL=/* DUPLICATOR-LITE (MYSQL-DUMP BUILD 
   MODE) MYSQL SCRIPT CREATED ON : 2026-05-06 23:36:00 */ mysqldump: Deprecated 
   program name. It will be removed in a future release, use ‘/usr/bin/mariadb-dump’
   ins…] DATABASE ERROR: ‘Variable ‘time_zone’ can’t be set to the value of ‘NULL”[
   SQL=/*!40103 SET TIME_ZONE=@OLD_TIME_ZONE */;…]Everything worked fine but just
   had this error displaying on top of the screen.

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 *  Plugin Support [skfaysalalom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flossyfaysal/)
 * (@flossyfaysal)
 * [4 hours, 45 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-after-cloning/#post-18901718)
 * Hi [@dsl225](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsl225/),
 * Thank you for reaching out!
 * This specific error is actually a known “notice” that occurs when the server 
   uses a newer version of MariaDB.
 * **Why this is happening? **
   The error message `mysqldump: Deprecated program 
   name` isn’t actually a failure of the database; it is a **warning message** being
   sent by your server’s database tool (MariaDB). Because the it captures the output
   of the dump command, it occasionally picks up this warning text and tries to “
   run” it as SQL, which results in the syntax error you see.
 * Since the site is functioning correctly, you don’t need to take any immediate
   action, but please let us know if you notice anything unusual with the data!
 * Best regards,
 *  Thread Starter [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsl225/)
 * (@dsl225)
 * [2 hours, 44 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-after-cloning/#post-18901847)
 * Thanks, well noted.

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 * Last reply from: [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsl225/)
 * Last activity: [2 hours, 44 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-after-cloning/#post-18901847)
 * Status: resolved