Title: ERROR: Cannot set DB charset
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# ERROR: Cannot set DB charset

 *  Resolved [Haandler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haandler/)
 * (@haandler)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/)
 * Hello.
    I have 10 – 15 website. I use your plugin for send my save to Dropbox.
   Till today i have not problem, but today when i install & config BackmyUp and
   i start save i have this error
 *     ```
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] 1. Try to backup database …
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] ERROR: Cannot set DB charset to utf8mb4 error: Can't initialize character set utf8mb4 (path: /usr/share/mysql/charsets/)
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] 2. Try to backup database …
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] ERROR: Cannot set DB charset to utf8mb4 error: Can't initialize character set utf8mb4 (path: /usr/share/mysql/charsets/)
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] 3. Try to backup database …
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] ERROR: Cannot set DB charset to utf8mb4 error: Can't initialize character set utf8mb4 (path: /usr/share/mysql/charsets/)
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] 4. Try to backup database …
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] ERROR: Cannot set DB charset to utf8mb4 error: Can't initialize character set utf8mb4 (path: /usr/share/mysql/charsets/)
       [26-Jan-2016 09:49:32] 5. Try to backup database …
       ```
   
 * What is this error ? I don’t find reply in another post..
 * Thanks you !
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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6988908)
 * Did you MySQL Server Support that `utf8mb4` charset?
 *  Thread Starter [Haandler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haandler/)
 * (@haandler)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6988909)
 * Hello.
    Thanks for your reply ! Yes, my SQL Server support utf8mb4 charset.. 
   all my site are among theu host (OVH.com) and whis the other website, i have 
   no problem.
 * Thanks.
 *  [jipsa78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jipsa78/)
 * (@jipsa78)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989002)
 * I’m having the exact same issue.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989003)
 * I will change the plugin so that only a waring cames up and the backup will be
   done.
 *  [robstgeorge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robstgeorge/)
 * (@robstgeorge)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989073)
 * I am also getting this issue, what can I do to get around the error, or will 
   there be an update soon?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989075)
 * Yes with next update. But i have no relese date for the moment.
 *  [robstgeorge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robstgeorge/)
 * (@robstgeorge)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989076)
 * thanks for the reply, is there a workaround that I can implement until then?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-set-db-charset/#post-6989077)
 * You can test the version form [https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup](https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup)

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