Title: 503-error Message
Last modified: March 2, 2022

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# 503-error Message

 *  Resolved [bidministrator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bidministrator/)
 * (@bidministrator)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-message/)
 * Good afternoon,
 * Kept getting a 503 error message that the page was unable to load at this time,
   so I asked a tech friend to look into this. He gave me the following advice below.
   Is there another solution than to delete Yoast SEO from the page? Please advice
   based on message below:
 * “Hello Roy,
 * It seems that the backends cannot be reached due to an accumulation of bugs in
   your website’s code.
    When you look at your PHP error logs, you see that they
   can be traced back to an error in your database: Where can I find my error log?
 * WordPress database error Table ‘db20160410213012.wp_7j00hvfvmf_yoast_indexable’
   doesn’t exist
 * Database: db20160410213012
    Table: wp_7j00hvfvmf_yoast_indexable
 * Looking in your database via PHPmyAdmin at the tables present, we see that this
   table indeed does not exist:
 * When I search for this problem I see that others have also experienced this: 
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yoast_indexable-not-exist/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yoast_indexable-not-exist/)
   
   They are talking about a Yoast helper plugin. You could still test this.
 * I also tried this option: [https://developer.yoast.com/features/wp-cli/reindex-indexables/](https://developer.yoast.com/features/wp-cli/reindex-indexables/)
   but I get the same message that the database table does not exist.
 * If you are unable to solve the problem with the tips of the support staff of 
   Yoast: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yoast_indexable-not-exist/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yoast_indexable-not-exist/),
   it seems that you may have to deactivate yoast and then will have to remove.
   
   Then check the database to see if the tables have also been deleted. Then you
   can reconfigure Yoast as a plugin in WordPress. The table will then be recreated.
   You will lose any configurations that you have previously made in Yoast.
 * You can also submit a new ticket to the Yoast support staff, they may be able
   to help you with another solution.
    [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/)
 * Yours sincerely,
    John”
 * Warmest regards,
 * Roy
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2F503-error-message%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-message/#post-15419296)
 * Hello Roy,
 * Thanks for reaching out regarding the WordPress database error; I can imagine
   how annoying that is. Can you please try resetting our indexables in the database
   tables by following the steps below?
 * 1. Install & activate the [Yoast Test Helper plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/yoast-test-helper/)
   
   2. Go to Tools > Yoast Test 3. Locate the Yoast SEO section and click on the ‘
   Reset indexables tables & migrations’, ‘Reset Prominent words calculation’, and‘
   Reset Internal link counter’ buttons. After each click, the page will reload 
   to confirm that each reset was successful. Note: Resetting the optimization doesn’t
   undo any of the hard work you’ve put into the plugin as the SEO data is also 
   stored in WordPress’ default tables. It’ll just reset the custom Yoast tables
   that contain the combined data pulled from those default tables. 4. Go to SEO
   > Tools, and under SEO data, click the “Start SEO data optimization” button to
   allow Yoast to rescan your content.
 * For your site’s health and safety, we recommend creating regular backups of your
   site and database. This is especially important before making important changes
   to your website.
 * Do let us know how it goes.
 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-message/#post-15448461)
 * Hi,
 * This thread has been marked as resolved due to lack of activity by original poster.
 * If you are not the original poster but have a similar issue, please [open a new request](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo#new-post).

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-message/#post-15448461)
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