Drupal 7 breaks after server or MySQL move
Drupal 7 sites break with SQL or charset errors after moving to a new server, MySQL version, or PHP version.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 21 August 2023 · last reported 30 May 2025
What's going wrong
Administrators who copy or move a Drupal 7 site to a new host, a newer MySQL, or a newer PHP see fatal errors.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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