clarkwinkelmann thanks. I forgot to do this in this instance. With version 1.4.1, everything works just fine. Seems to be something that changed in 1.5.X of the driver. Here is my php flarum info:
Flarum core: 1.8.5
PHP version: 8.1.27
MySQL version: 10.3.38-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Loaded extensions: Core, date, libxml, openssl, pcre, zlib, bz2, calendar, ctype, hash, filter, ftp, gettext, gmp, json, iconv, SPL, pcntl, readline, Reflection, session, standard, mbstring, SimpleXML, sockets, tokenizer, xml, mysqlnd, bcmath, curl, dba, dom, enchant, fileinfo, gd, imagick, imap, intl, kolabobject, kolabshared, kolabcalendaring, kolabformat, ldap, exif, mysqli, odbc, PDO, pdo_mysql, PDO_ODBC, pdo_pgsql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, Phar, posix, pspell, redis, soap, sodium, sqlite3, sysvmsg, sysvsem, sysvshm, tidy, xmlreader, xmlwriter, xsl, zip, Zend OPcache
+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+
| Flarum Extensions | | |
+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+
| ID | Version | Commit |
+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+
| flarum-flags | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-tags | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-approval | v1.8.1 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-advanced-search-highlight | 1.0.2 | |
| flarum-suspend | v1.8.1 | |
| blomstra-gdpr | 0.1.0-beta.20 | |
| flarum-mentions | v1.8.2 | |
| flarum-subscriptions | v1.8.0 | |
| fof-polls | 2.1.2 | |
| flarum-lock | v1.8.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-scout | 0.3.5 | |
| fof-user-bio | 1.3.1 | |
| fof-split | 1.1.1 | |
| fof-merge-discussions | 1.4.1 | |
| fof-impersonate | 1.1.1 | |
| flarum-sticky | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-nicknames | v1.8.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-author-change | 1.0.3 | |
| fof-user-directory | 1.3.3 | |
| fof-follow-tags | 1.2.2 | |
| flamarkt-backoffice | 0.1.3 | |
| fof-byobu | 1.3.5 | |
| flarum-likes | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-markdown | v1.8.0 | |
| afrux-forum-widgets-core | v0.1.7 | |
| sycho-private-facade | v0.1.15 | |
| kilowhat-formulaire | 1.9.0 | |
| kilowhat-audit-pro | 1.7.0 | |
| ianm-translate | 0.4.2 | |
| ianm-synopsis | 1.3.2 | |
| ianm-follow-users | 1.4.3 | |
| fof-upload | 1.5.4 | |
| fof-terms | 1.3.0 | |
| fof-subscribed | 1.1.4 | |
| fof-profile-image-crop | 1.1.6 | |
| fof-prevent-necrobumping | 1.1.2 | |
| fof-pages | 1.0.8 | |
| fof-nightmode | 1.5.3 | |
| fof-links | 1.2.1 | |
| fof-linguist | 1.1.2 | |
| fof-html-errors | 1.1.2 | |
| fof-geoip | 1.4.1 | |
| fof-formatting | 1.0.3 | |
| fof-drafts | 1.2.10 | |
| fof-doorman | 1.1.4 | |
| fof-default-user-preferences | 1.2.1 | |
| fof-best-answer | 1.4.1 | |
| fof-anti-spam | 1.1.2 | |
| fof-analytics | 1.1.0 | |
| flarum-statistics | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-package-manager | v1.0.0-rc.3 | |
| flarum-lang-english | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-emoji | v1.8.0 | |
| flarum-bbcode | v1.8.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-who-read | 1.4.1 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-prominent-post-numbers | 1.0.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-post-stream-search | 1.1.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-post-bookmarks | 1.0.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-popular-discussion-badge | 1.1.1 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-mailing | 1.1.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-likes-received | 1.0.2 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-follow-tags-prompt | 1.1.0 | |
| clarkwinkelmann-emojionearea | 1.0.0 | |
| blomstra-usercard-stats | 0.1.2 | |
| blomstra-realtime | 0.2.18 | |
| blomstra-flag-duplicates | 0.2.1 | |
| blomstra-digest | 0.1.0-beta.11.7 | |
| blomstra-database-queue | 1.1.0 | |
| askvortsov-rich-text | v2.1.7 | |
| askvortsov-pwa | v3.3.3 | |
| askvortsov-moderator-warnings | v0.6.3 | |
| askvortsov-markdown-tables | v1.2.1 | |
| askvortsov-discussion-templates | v0.8.3 | |
| askvortsov-checklist | v1.3.1 | |
| afrux-online-users-widget | v0.1.6 | |
| afrux-news-widget | v0.1.1 | |
| afrux-forum-stats-widget | v0.1.1 | |
+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+
Base URL: <address>
Installation path: /var/www/vhosts/<host>
Queue driver: database
Session driver: file
Scheduler status: Active
Mail driver: smtp
Debug mode: off
