drop table if exists t1; set @@sql_mode="ANSI"; select @@sql_mode; @@sql_mode REAL_AS_FLOAT,PIPES_AS_CONCAT,ANSI_QUOTES,IGNORE_SPACE,ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,ANSI SELECT 'A' || 'B'; 'A' || 'B' AB CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT, id2 int); SELECT id,NULL,1,1.1,'a' FROM t1 GROUP BY id; id NULL 1 1.1 a SELECT id FROM t1 GROUP BY id2; ERROR 42000: Expression #1 of SELECT list is not in GROUP BY clause and contains nonaggregated column 'test.t1.id' which is not functionally dependent on columns in GROUP BY clause; this is incompatible with sql_mode=only_full_group_by drop table t1; SET @@SQL_MODE="";