MySQL 1059: Identifier name is too long.

When encountering the error 1059: Identifier name is too long in MySQL, the immediate action to take is to rename the identifier (such as a table name, column name, index name, etc.) to something shorter. MySQL has a limit on the length of identifiers, which is typically 64 characters for most types of identifiers.

ALTER TABLE longtablename RENAME TO shorter_name;

Or if it's a column:

ALTER TABLE tablename CHANGE longcolumnname shortercol_name DataType;

Replace `longtablename` with your actual table name, `shortername` with the new name you want to give your table, `longcolumnname` with the column you need to rename, `shortercol_name` with the new column name, and `DataType` with the data type of the column which you are renaming.

Remember to update any application code, stored procedures, or queries that reference the renamed identifiers to reflect these changes.

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