[1.9.x] Fixed #15940 -- Added MySQL note about strict SQL mode

.. _MySQL option file: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/option-files.html

.. _MySQLdb documentation: http://mysql-python.sourceforge.net/

.. _mysql-sql-mode:

Setting ``sql_mode``

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From MySQL 5.7 onwards and on fresh installs of MySQL 5.6, the default value of

the ``sql_mode`` option contains ``STRICT_TRANS_TABLES``. That option escalates

warnings into errors when data are truncated upon insertion, so Django highly

recommends activating a `strict mode`_ for MySQL to prevent data loss (either

``STRICT_TRANS_TABLES`` or ``STRICT_ALL_TABLES``).

.. _strict mode: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/sql-mode.html#sql-mode-strict

If you need to customize the SQL mode, you can set the ``sql_mode`` variable

like other MySQL options: either in a config file or with the entry

``'init_command': "SET sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'"`` in the

:setting:`OPTIONS` part of your database configuration in :setting:`DATABASES`.

Creating your tables

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