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In MySQL 5.1 LEN is called LENGTH, you use it exactly the same and pass in the link, so: LENGTH(link).
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So you’ve just installed Opencart 1.5.0 and when attempting to edit a product or category or etc you get the following error: Error: You have… Read More »..near 'option o ON (po.option_id = o.option_id) LEFT JOIN option_description od ON (o.o' at line 1
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