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Add support for JSON database column type #6587

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Add support for `JSON` database column type
BurntimeX Feb 15, 2026
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Workaround for updates of `json` database columns in MariaDB
BurntimeX Feb 15, 2026
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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion wcfsetup/install/files/lib/system/database/table/DatabaseTableChangeProcessor.class.php
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Expand Up @@ -796,6 +796,18 @@ private function diffColumns(IDatabaseTableColumn $oldColumn, IDatabaseTableColu
}
}

if (isset($diff['type'])) {
// In MariaDB JSON is an alias for LONGTEXT COLLATE utf8mb4_bin
// introduced for compatibility reasons with MySQL's JSON data type.
if (
$oldColumn->getType() === 'longtext'
&& $newColumn->getType() === 'json'
&& \stripos(WCF::getDB()->getVersion(), 'MariaDB') !== false
) {
unset($diff['type']);
}
}

if ($diff !== []) {
return true;
}
Expand All @@ -811,7 +823,7 @@ private function diffColumns(IDatabaseTableColumn $oldColumn, IDatabaseTableColu
) {
\assert(
($oldColumn instanceof IDefaultValueDatabaseTableColumn)
=== ($newColumn instanceof IDefaultValueDatabaseTableColumn),
=== ($newColumn instanceof IDefaultValueDatabaseTableColumn),
"Default support must be identical, because different types have been rejected above."
);

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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions wcfsetup/install/files/lib/system/database/table/column/JsonDatabaseTableColumn.class.php
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<?php

namespace wcf\system\database\table\column;

/**
* Represents a `json` database table column.
*
* @author Marcel Werk
* @copyright 2001-2026 WoltLab GmbH
* @license GNU Lesser General Public License <http://opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php>
* @since 6.3
*/
final class JsonDatabaseTableColumn extends AbstractDatabaseTableColumn
{
/**
* @inheritDoc
*/
protected string $type = 'json';
}
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