How to get rid of STRICT SQL mode in MySQL

Question

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How to get rid of STRICT_TRANS_TABLES once and for all?

mysql --help report

Answer 1

On Centos 6.5 i had to edit /usr/my.cnf and set (even though /etc/my.cnf existed and bindings were successfully set there

[mysqld]
sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION

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mysql-community-client.x86_64      5.6.16-1.el6            @mysql56-community