MySQL: Error Code: 1118 Row size too large (> 8126). Changing some columns to TEXT or BLOB

I tried all the solutions here, but only this parameter

innodb_strict_mode             = 0

solved my day...

From the manual:

The innodb_strict_mode setting affects the handling of syntax errors for CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE and CREATE INDEX statements. innodb_strict_mode also enables a record size check, so that an INSERT or UPDATE never fails due to the record being too large for the selected page size.

I struggled with the same error code recently, due to a change in MySQL Server 5.6.20. I was able to solve the problem by changing the innodb_log_file_size in the my.ini text file.

In the release notes, it is explained that an innodb_log_file_size that is too small will trigger a "Row size too large error."

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-20.html

ERROR 1118 (42000) at line 1852:    
Row size too large (> 8126). Changing some columns to TEXT or 
     BLOB may help. In current row format, BLOB prefix of 0 bytes is stored inline.

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[mysqld]

innodb_log_file_size = 512M

innodb_strict_mode = 0

ubuntu 16.04 edit path:

sudo nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

on MS Windows the path will be something like:

C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\my.ini

Don't forget to retart the service (or restart your machine)