DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t; SET SESSION TOKUDB_DISABLE_SLOW_ALTER=ON; SET SESSION DEFAULT_STORAGE_ENGINE='TokuDB'; CREATE TABLE t (a VARCHAR(32), b VARCHAR(32), KEY(a(2))); SHOW CREATE TABLE t; Table Create Table t CREATE TABLE `t` ( `a` varchar(32) DEFAULT NULL, `b` varchar(32) DEFAULT NULL, KEY `a` (`a`(2)) ) ENGINE=TokuDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 ALTER TABLE t CHANGE COLUMN a a VARCHAR(100); ERROR 42000: Table 't' uses an extension that doesn't exist in this XYZ version ALTER TABLE t CHANGE COLUMN a a VARCHAR(256); ERROR 42000: Table 't' uses an extension that doesn't exist in this XYZ version DROP TABLE t;