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Asked: 2026-05-24T18:52:49+00:00

When I try to DECLARE output_text VARCHAR(20); i get the following error: #1064 –

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When I try to DECLARE output_text VARCHAR(20); i get the following error:

#1064 – 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 ‘DECLARE output_text VARCHAR(20)’ at line 1

I running phpmyadmin MySQL version: 5.0.45-community-nt. Do I need special privileges to declare variables and functions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It looks like your DECLARE statement is standing on its own, which is illegal:

    DECLARE is permitted only inside a BEGIN … END compound statement and must be at its start, before any other statements.

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