Title: mysqldump Error
Last modified: November 17, 2025

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# mysqldump Error

 *  Resolved [loyukfai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loyukfai/)
 * (@loyukfai)
 * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysqldump-error/)
 * Am seeing this error on one of my WP site running Updraft.
 * `mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'select column_name, extra,
   generation_expression,
   data_type from information_schema.columns wheretable_schema=database() and table_name
   ='wp_options' order byordinal_position': Unknown column 'generation_expression'
   in 'field list'(1054)
 * Any idea? Cheers.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysqldump-error/#post-18723049)
 * Hi,
 * This error comes from mysqldump, not UpdraftPlus. It happens when your database
   is newer than the mysqldump tool on your server, which doesn’t recognize the 
   generation_expression column. Please ask your host to update mysqldump to match
   the database version.
   Best,Bryle

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