SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1231 Variable 'sql_mode' can't be set to the value of 'NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER'
I finally found the solutions a days ago and I remembered this post. In the "config/database.php" file in mysql tag, the sql modes should be added in order to skip this error. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/sql-mode.html#sql-mode-full My MySQL array ended up like this: 'mysql' => [ 'driver' => 'mysql', 'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'), 'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'), 'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'), 'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'), 'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''), 'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''), 'charset' => 'utf8mb4', 'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci', 'prefix' => '', 'strict' => true, 'engine' => null, 'modes' => [ 'ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY', 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES', 'NO_ZERO_IN_DATE', 'NO_ZERO_DATE', 'ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO', 'NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION', ], ],