zones were empty because required npc_special_abilites.sql needs to be ran into the db. I was getting an error trying to run it. after making change to the sql I got it to install and then I had npc in the world when I logged in.
Code:
ALTER TABLE `npc_types` ADD COLUMN `special_abilities` TEXT NOT NULL AFTER `npcspecialattks`;
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "1,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%S%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "2,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%E%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "3,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%R%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "4,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%r%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "5,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%F%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "6,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%T%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "7,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%Q%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "8,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%L%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "9,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%b%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "10,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%m%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "11,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%Y%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "12,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%U%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "13,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%M%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "14,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%C%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "15,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%N%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "16,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%I%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "17,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%D%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "18,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%K%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "19,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%A%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "20,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%B%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "21,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%f%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "22,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%O%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "23,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%W%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "24,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%H%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "25,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%G%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "26,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%g%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "27,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%d%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "28,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%i%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "29,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%t%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "30,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%n%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "31,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%p%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "32,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%J%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "33,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%j%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = CONCAT(special_abilities, "34,1^") WHERE npcspecialattks LIKE BINARY '%o%';
UPDATE npc_types SET special_abilities = TRIM(TRAILING '^' FROM special_abilities);
ALTER TABLE `npc_types` DROP COLUMN `npcspecialattks`;