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Create attribute returns 500 internal server error
Logs from appwrite docker:
TypeScript
[Error] URL: /v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId
[Error] Type: Appwrite\Extend\Exception
[Error] Message: Collection with the requested ID could not be found.
[Error] File: /usr/src/code/app/controllers/api/databases.php
[Error] Line: 848
[Error] Timestamp: 2023-08-22T18:32:28+00:00
[Error] Method: GET
[Error] URL: /v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId
[Error] Type: PDOException
[Error] Message: Table definition has changed, please retry transaction
[Error] File: @swoole-src/library/core/Database/PDOStatementProxy.php
[Error] Line: 64
[Error] Timestamp: 2023-08-22T18:32:29+00:00
[Error] Method: GET
[Error] URL: /v1/databases/:databaseId/collections
[Error] Type: PDOException
[Error] Message: Table definition has changed, please retry transaction
[Error] File: @swoole-src/library/core/Database/PDOStatementProxy.php
[Error] Line: 64
[Error] Timestamp: 2023-08-22T18:32:29+00:00
[Error] Method: GET
[Error] URL: /v1/databases/:databaseId/collections
[Error] Type: PDOException
[Error] Message: Table definition has changed, please retry transaction
[Error] File: @swoole-src/library/core/Database/PDOStatementProxy.php
[Error] Line: 64
[Error] Timestamp: 2023-08-22T18:32:29+00:00
[Error] Method: POST
[Error] URL: /v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/string
[Error] Type: PDOException
[Error] Message: There is already an active transaction
[Error] File: @swoole-src/library/core/Database/PDOProxy.php
[Error] Line: 43
TL;DR
The error is caused by a missing collection in the database. The table definition has changed, causing a transaction error. There is already an active transaction.
Solution: Add the missing collection to the database and retry the transaction.createAttribute error: Failed to initialize: AppwriteException: general_unknown, Server Error (500)
