figure out a content model that has no pages on your wiki yet (for example, MediaWiki:Test.vue if your content_models table doesn't have vue yet)
create a page with that content model

What happens?:

MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for '*' in 'content_models'
page is not created
no changes are made to the content_models table

What should have happened instead?:

no exception
page is created
a row is added to the content_models table

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

only happens in production so far. haven't been able to repro in localhost yet. maybe we're missing a step to reproduce.
have seen it on 3 different production wikis: T399372, T401641, T408488
workaround is to have a deployment person run the SQL query manually
T399633: Fix AUTO_INCREMENT values for the content_models table seemed related initially, but DBAs investigated and do not think that is the root cause

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Open	PRODUCTION ERROR	None	T410483 MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for '*' in 'content_models'
Resolved	PRODUCTION ERROR	Zabe	T401641 zhwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'SecurePoll' in 'content_models'
Resolved	PRODUCTION ERROR	Novem_Linguae	T399372 enwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'SecurePoll' in 'content_models'
Resolved	PRODUCTION ERROR	None	T408488 nowiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'
Duplicate	PRODUCTION ERROR	None	T425969 itwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'

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Novem_Linguae created this task.Nov 19 2025, 8:07 AM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: • Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptNov 19 2025, 8:07 AM

Novem_Linguae added a subtask: T401641: zhwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'SecurePoll' in 'content_models'.Nov 19 2025, 8:07 AM

Novem_Linguae added a subtask: T399372: enwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'SecurePoll' in 'content_models'.

Novem_Linguae added a subtask: T408488: nowiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'.

Novem_Linguae mentioned this in T399633: Fix AUTO_INCREMENT values for the content_models table.

Marostegui added a project: Data-Persistence.Nov 19 2025, 8:10 AM

A_smart_kitten subscribed.Nov 19 2025, 8:24 AM

The IGNORE in NameTableStore is problematic I think.

Relevant NameTableStore.php code:

		$dbw->newInsertQueryBuilder()
			->insertInto( $this->table )
			->ignore() // <----- the IGNORE statement that Ladsgroup mentioned
			->row( $this->getFieldsToStore( $name ) )
			->caller( __METHOD__ )->execute();

		if ( $dbw->affectedRows() > 0 ) {
			$id = $dbw->insertId();
			// ...
		}

		// ...

		$id = $dbw->newSelectQueryBuilder()
			->select( [ 'id' => $this->idField ] )
			->from( $this->table )
			->where( [ $this->nameField => $name ] )
			->caller( __METHOD__ )->fetchField();

		if ( $id === false ) {
			// Insert failed due to IGNORE flag, but DB_PRIMARY didn't give us the data
			$m = "No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for " .
				"'{$name}' in '{$this->table}'";
			$this->logger->error( $m );
			throw new NameTableAccessException( $m );
		}

Pppery closed subtask T408488: nowiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models' as Resolved.Nov 22 2025, 3:12 AM

valcio added a subtask: T425969: itwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'.May 11 2026, 3:53 PM

Currently experiencing on itwiki T425969

Novem_Linguae added a project: Wikimedia-production-error.May 11 2026, 9:09 PM

Restricted Application changed the subtype of this task from "Bug Report" to "Production Error". · View Herald TranscriptMay 11 2026, 9:09 PM

Novem_Linguae merged a task: T425969: itwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'.May 11 2026, 9:11 PM

Error

mwversion: 1.47.0-wmf.1
timestamp: 2026-05-11T15:47:16.574Z
phpversion: 8.3.30
reqId: f0f371b6-15a9-4ae0-9e73-fc61d81f757a
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[{reqId}] {exception_url}   MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'

Frame	Location	Call
from	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Storage/NameTableStore.php(365)
#0	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Storage/NameTableStore.php(125)	MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableStore->store(string)
#1	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Revision/RevisionStore.php(922)	MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableStore->acquireId(string)
#2	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Revision/RevisionStore.php(662)	MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore->insertContentRowOn(MediaWiki\Revision\SlotRecord, Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseMySQL, string)
#3	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Revision/RevisionStore.php(620)	MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore->insertSlotOn(Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseMySQL, int, MediaWiki\Revision\SlotRecord, MediaWiki\Page\PageIdentityValue, array)
#4	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Revision/RevisionStore.php(432)	MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore->insertRevisionInternal(MediaWiki\Revision\MutableRevisionRecord, Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseMySQL, MediaWiki\User\User, MediaWiki\CommentStore\CommentStoreComment, MediaWiki\Page\PageIdentityValue, int, int)
#5	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/libs/Rdbms/Database/Database.php(2328)	MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore->MediaWiki\Revision\{closure}(Wikimedia\Rdbms\DatabaseMySQL, string)
#6	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/libs/Rdbms/Database/DBConnRef.php(129)	Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database->doAtomicSection(string, Closure)
#7	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/libs/Rdbms/Database/DBConnRef.php(766)	Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef->__call(string, array)
#8	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Revision/RevisionStore.php(423)	Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef->doAtomicSection(string, Closure)
#9	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Storage/PageUpdater.php(1462)	MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore->insertRevisionOn(MediaWiki\Revision\MutableRevisionRecord, Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef)
#10	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Storage/PageUpdater.php(878)	MediaWiki\Storage\PageUpdater->doCreate(MediaWiki\CommentStore\CommentStoreComment)
#11	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/PageEdit/PageEdit.php(375)	MediaWiki\Storage\PageUpdater->saveRevision(MediaWiki\CommentStore\CommentStoreComment, int)
#12	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/PageEdit/PageEdit.php(96)	MediaWiki\PageEdit\PageEdit->doEdit()
#13	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/EditPage/EditPage.php(2044)	MediaWiki\PageEdit\PageEdit->edit()
#14	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/EditPage/EditPage.php(1703)	MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->internalAttemptSave(null, bool, bool)
#15	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/EditPage/EditPage.php(631)	MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->attemptSave(null)
#16	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Actions/EditAction.php(55)	MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage->edit()
#17	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Actions/SubmitAction.php(29)	MediaWiki\Actions\EditAction->show()
#18	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(753)	MediaWiki\Actions\SubmitAction->show()
#19	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(511)	MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->performAction(MediaWiki\Page\Article, MediaWiki\Title\Title)
#20	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/Actions/ActionEntryPoint.php(145)	MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->performRequest()
#21	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/includes/MediaWikiEntryPoint.php(180)	MediaWiki\Actions\ActionEntryPoint->execute()
#22	/srv/mediawiki/php-1.47.0-wmf.1/index.php(44)	MediaWiki\MediaWikiEntryPoint->run()
#23	/srv/mediawiki/w/index.php(3)	require(string)
#24	{main}

https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=submit&title=*

Error

I'm not sure if this "empty cache" log entry is relevant or not, so I'll include it too:

mwversion: 1.47.0-wmf.1
timestamp: 2026-05-11T15:47:16.458Z
phpversion: 8.3.30
reqId: f0f371b6-15a9-4ae0-9e73-fc61d81f757a
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normalized_message

Empty cache for key '{key}' but not for user.

exception.trace

https://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=submit&title=*

I was unable to reproduce this in localhost. I tried the normal way, and also by messing with the structure of the content_models table (removing primary key, removing auto increment, setting auto increment wrong). This is a production only bug. Perhaps because we have DB replicas and my localhost just has one MariaDB primary.

Novem_Linguae updated the task description. (Show Details)May 11 2026, 10:36 PM

Not sure if that’s because of anyone’s action, but it now works. Probably still worth investigating though

A_smart_kitten mentioned this in T425969: itwiki: MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException: No insert possible but primary DB didn't give us a record for 'vue' in 'content_models'.May 12 2026, 11:54 AM

• thcipriani moved this task from Untriaged to Oct-Dec 2025 on the Wikimedia-production-error board.May 14 2026, 3:40 PM

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