datatype conversion error when migrating

[ketchank]

i've been trying to do

php artisan migrate

but i got this error

[fulopattila122]

Due to the json field type requirement MySQL 5.7 or higher or PostgreSQL is required.
MariaDB is not supported.

This requirement comes from Spatie's Media Library

[ketchank]

I did find that article while doing some research on google

As a newbie,
What should I do exactly at this point ?

Sorry for disturbing

[fulopattila122]

Use one of the supported database engines: Either MySQL 5.7 or PostgreSQL.

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This is completely out of Vanilo's scope, but I can give you some suggestions.

My guess is that you are either using MySQL 5.5/5.6 or MariaDB.

You have many options, like:

• In case you have MySQL, you need to upgrade it to version 5.7.
• If you have MariaDB, you can replace it with MySQL 5.7.
• It's also possible to keep your current MariaDB/MySQL installation and add MySQL 5.7 besides them, but on a different port (also change in config/db.php accordingly)
• Keep your existing MySQL installation and install Postgres.

If you haven't used Postgres before, and don't have much experience with databases I would suggest to replace you current MariaDB/MySQL installation with MySQL 5.7.