Use of dbDelta($creation_query) throws DESCRIBE IF error in Query Monitor

[johnny-solargard]

When using the newest version 2.9.3 I get the following error on Query Monitor:

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 ‘IF’ at line 1

Files affected:

/plugins/mailin/model/model-forms.php:56
/plugins/mailin/model/model-users.php:44
/plugins/mailin/model/model-lang.php:32

This seems to be related to using the dbDelta() function along with the syntax of the SQL statement around “CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS”

The dbDelta() function will interpret “IF” as the table name which throws everything off.

I got this to work by using $wpdb->query($creation_query) instead of dbDelta($creation_query)

[NielsdeBlaauw]

We are noticing the same error on our services. Any update available @sendinblue?

[DanielRuf]

Better drop the IF NOT EXISTS part: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/dbdelta/#comment-5413