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Syntax error using FROM and INTO @variablename

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php, sql
Domain
databases

Research direction

Reproduce the provided MySQL query with the parser and inspect how SELECT statements handle INTO @command and the FROM clause. Confirm the expected syntax for this query, then add coverage showing that it parses without the reported syntax error.

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Description

bug
SELECT CONCAT('CHECKSUM TABLE ', GROUP_CONCAT(table_name), ';') AS statement
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = 'information_schema' INTO @command;

Gives a query syntax error because of INTO @command

Error
Near FROM
Dominant language
PHP
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Forks
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