MariaDB may report an error when specifying certain storage engines due to several reasons, such as the engine not being installed, disabled, or incompatible with the current MariaDB version.
Engine Not Installed: If the specified storage engine (e.g., Aria, XtraDB, or Spider) is not compiled into the MariaDB binary or installed as a plugin, MariaDB will throw an error.
CREATE TABLE test (id INT) ENGINE=Spider; may fail if the Spider engine is not installed.Engine Disabled: Some engines are disabled by default for performance or stability reasons.
FEDERATED storage engine is often disabled unless explicitly enabled in the configuration file (my.cnf or my.ini) with federated=ON.Version Incompatibility: Newer MariaDB versions may deprecate or remove certain engines.
PBXT (PrimeBase XT) was removed in later MariaDB versions, so attempting to use it will result in an error.To resolve such issues, check the available engines with SHOW ENGINES;, ensure the required engine is installed (e.g., via INSTALL SONAME 'ha_spider'; for Spider), or switch to a supported engine like InnoDB (default in MariaDB).
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