Title: Missing database tables error
Last modified: September 27, 2024

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# Missing database tables error

 *  Resolved [mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * (@mattpont)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/)
 * When installing the plugin on a site I’m getting the following error in the plugin
   dashboard:
 * “**Missing database tables: Some features may be disabled or not work as expected
   since one or more required tables are missing from the database.**“
 * Any ideas, I can’t find anything useful on Google? I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled
   a few times, and I get the same error each time.

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 *  Plugin Support [CookieYes Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cookieyesteam/)
 * (@cookieyesteam)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18040502)
 * Hi [@mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * Greetings from CookieYes!
 * Please click the “Check again” button in this error notice and let us know the
   status.
 *  Thread Starter [mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * (@mattpont)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18040515)
 * The button changes to “Checking” with an Ajax loading icon for a second or two,
   and then the same message reappears.
 *  Plugin Support [CookieYes Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cookieyesteam/)
 * (@cookieyesteam)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18044105)
 * Hi [@mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * Please check whether there is any conflict with the active theme or plugins on
   your site.
   Try the “Check again” option after switching to a default theme and
   deactivating all other plugins. You may try this on your staging site.
 *  Thread Starter [mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * (@mattpont)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18044699)
 * Hmm, I’ve deactivated all plugins with the exception of CookieYes, and also switched
   to the Twenty Twenty-Four theme, and I’m getting the same error.
 * I’ll look at the database to see if I can see any issues, and it must be something
   to do with that. Do you have any other ideas that I could try?
 *  Plugin Support [CookieYes Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cookieyesteam/)
 * (@cookieyesteam)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18044775)
 * Hi [@mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * We need your site health information to replicate this issue in our test environment.
   Please share it privately via [this link](https://www.cookieyes.com/support/).
 *  Thread Starter [mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * (@mattpont)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18044793)
 * Ah, fixed it. The wp-config.php had this line in it which was invalid:
   define(‘
   DB_COLLATE’, ‘utf8’);
 * I changed that to:
   define( ‘DB_COLLATE’, ”);
 * and now WP can create tables without issue – thanks for your help, I’ve marked
   this as resolved.

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 * Last reply from: [mattpont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattpont/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables-error/#post-18044793)
 * Status: resolved