MySQL after update trigger - hidden syntax error - mysql

Question

the following trigger cannot be created on my local testing db (MySQL 5.6) and I do not understand why.
DELIMITER //
CREATE TRIGGER write_status_history AFTER UPDATE ON request
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
DECLARE snew CHAR;
DECLARE sold CHAR;
DECLARE unew CHAR;
DECLARE uold CHAR;
-- Status change
IF NEW.status <> OLD.status THEN
SET unew = (SELECT username FROM ta_users WHERE id = NEW.ta_users_id);
SET snew = (SELECT name FROM status WHERE id = NEW.status);
SET sold = (SELECT name FROM status WHERE id = OLD.status);
INSERT INTO history (`request_id`, `content`)
VALUES(NEW.id, CONCAT('Statuswechsel von ', sold, ' nach ', snew, ' durchgeführt von ', user, '.'));
-- User change
ELSE IF NEW.ta_users_id <> OLD.ta_users_id THEN
SET unew = (SELECT username FROM ta_users WHERE id = NEW.ta_users_id);
SET uold = (SELECT username FROM ta_users WHERE id = OLD.ta_users_id);
INSERT INTO history (`request_id`, `content`)
VALUES(NEW.id, CONCAT('Bearbeiter gewechselt von ', uold, ' nach ', unew, '.'));
END IF;
END
//
DELIMITER ;
I get this error messsage indicating a syntax error if I attempt to launch the query:
Error Code: 1064. You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 21.
MySQL Workbench, however, reports Syntax Error: missing 'if' when hovering over the last END.
Do you have an idea how to fix this syntax error? I already tried adding a semicolon to the last END, that didn't help - same error.

Answer 1

Mysql else-if would be as
elseif
When you give a space it will consider else and then another if and will expect the inner if to be closed.