SET NAMES utf8mb4; ALTER TABLE user_verifications ADD COLUMN document_hash BINARY(32) NULL AFTER document_mask, ADD COLUMN evidence_json TEXT NULL AFTER document_hash, ADD KEY idx_user_verifications_document (document_hash); UPDATE user_verifications SET evidence_json='[]' WHERE evidence_json IS NULL OR evidence_json=''; ALTER TABLE user_verifications MODIFY COLUMN evidence_json TEXT NOT NULL;