CI: Reverting and moving to SQL

.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml

@@ -43,11 +43,16 @@ runs:
         echo "MySQL is ready"
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Set up MySQL Privileges
+    - name: Set up MySQL Configuration and Privileges
       if: ${{ inputs.database == 'mysql' }}
       run: |
-        # Note: MySQL server configuration (character set, collation, row format) is set
-        # at container startup via the mysql.cnf config file mounted in the workflow
+        # Set MySQL global variables for character set, collation, and row format
+        # These must be set before migrations run to ensure tables are created with correct settings
+        mysql -u root -proot_password -h 127.0.0.1 mysql <<EOF
+          SET GLOBAL character_set_server = 'utf8mb4';
+          SET GLOBAL collation_server = 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci';
+          SET GLOBAL innodb_default_row_format = 'DYNAMIC';
+        EOF
         # Ensure user exists and has proper privileges
         mysql -u root -proot_password -h 127.0.0.1 mysql <<EOF
           CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'evennia'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ runs:
           GRANT PROCESS ON *.* TO 'evennia'@'%';
           FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EOF
-        # Set database character set (server defaults are set via config file, but ensure DB matches)
+        # Set database character set and collation
         mysql -u root -proot_password -h 127.0.0.1 evennia <<EOF
           ALTER DATABASE evennia CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
         EOF

.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           --health-interval=10s
           --health-timeout=5s
           --health-retries=3
-          --entrypoint="/bin/sh -c \"printf '[mysqld]\ncharacter-set-server=utf8mb4\ncollation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci\ninnodb-default-row-format=DYNAMIC\n' > /etc/mysql/conf.d/custom.cnf && exec /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh mysqld\""
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4