Title: dropping phpbb tables…. OK?
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# dropping phpbb tables…. OK?

 *  Resolved [Bithead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bithead/)
 * (@bithead)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropping-phpbb-tables-ok/)
 * Greets.
    Just two quick questions.
 * 1:
    When I set up my site, I unwittingly installed WP when the site had the PHPBB
   service enabled. Since I have no plans to use it, I shut the service off at the
   server level. No problem so far. However, the database still has a fair number
   of PHPBB tables in it, which I suspect are costing me at least a little performance.
   Is there any problem with dropping these tables from the DB?
 * 2:
    I’m seeing a report on the footer claiming an SQL query error, even though
   a): The pages all resolve fine and b): the MySQL panels do not report any errors.
   I’ve done a check of the DB… all tables… from the MySQL Control panel… and they
   all seem fine. My first thought was a leftover issue with the WP-CACHE plugin
   that wasn’t working out for me, (long story) but I’m not sure. (I’ve since disabled
   the cache plugin… and no, enabling it doesn’t make the problem go away) Anyone
   ever seen this? Any ideas?

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 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropping-phpbb-tables-ok/#post-657544)
 * 1. If you have no plans for phpBB, then of course not. It’s doubtful slightly
   populated tables are creating a performance hit, but you know what they say about
   cleaniness…
 * 2. Without knowing the actual error all is speculation. With that in mind, one
   possible culprit is a plugin outputting something through the wp_footer() template
   hook.
 *  Thread Starter [Bithead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bithead/)
 * (@bithead)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropping-phpbb-tables-ok/#post-657545)
 * 1: Well, yeah, that made sense, but I wasn’t totally sure if there was a hook
   there, or not, and it made sense to ask before pulling them. Thanks.
 * 2: Well, knowing the actual error is the issue, isn’t it? (Wry smile) I did manage
   to get rid of the error incidental to a cleanup I’ve been doing the last few 
   days, but I honestly don’t know what was causing it. Even the database wasn’t
   saying. (Shrug) Oh, well… thanks for the help, anyway… it’s appreciated.

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