Addition of lines (mention below) in file : /etc/mysql/my.cnf
[mysqld]
sql_mode = STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
Work fine for me. Server version: 5.7.18-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 - (Ubuntu)