Title: [Plugin: Events Manager] Installation problems (any version)
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Events Manager] Installation problems (any version)

 *  Resolved [iamarogue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamarogue/)
 * (@iamarogue)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/)
 * I have an established website which includes events. I recently tried to install
   Events Manager (current version) and am having installation problems.
 * I installed version 4.305 and got the following error:
 *     ```
       WordPress database error: [Table 'nexus_wordpress.wp_em_events' doesn't exist]
       SELECT COUNT(event_id) FROM wp_em_events LEFT JOIN wp_em_locations ON wp_em_locations.location_id=wp_em_events.location_id WHERE <code>recurrence</code>=1 AND (<code>event_status</code>=0 OR <code>event_status</code> = 0 )
   
       SELECT COUNT(*) FROM wp_em_events LEFT JOIN wp_em_locations ON wp_em_locations.location_id=wp_em_events.location_id WHERE (<code>recurrence</code>!=1 OR <code>recurrence</code> IS NULL) AND (<code>event_status</code>=0 OR <code>event_status</code> IS NULL ) ORDER BY event_start_date ASC, event_start_time ASC, event_name ASC
       ```
   
 * Also
    `Events Manager upgrade not complete, please upgrade to the version 3.0.96
   or higher first from here first before upgrading to this version. We made a screencast
   to help you out.`
 * Keep in mind that this is a new install, I’m not upgrading from an old version.
   But, since that’s what the error suggested, I tried deleting and installing version
   3.0.96, and got the following error:
 *     ```
       Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
   
       Cannot proceed with installation, please upgrade to the version 3.0.96 from here first before upgrading to this version.
       ```
   
 * I also tried the latest (beta) release to see if maybe this was a known bug with
   4.305 that was fixed in the latest, and I got:
 * `SELECT COUNT(event_id) FROM wp_em_events LEFT JOIN wp_em_locations ON wp_em_locations.
   location_id=wp_em_events.location_id WHERE (`recurrence`!=1 OR`recurrence`IS 
   NULL) AND (`event_status`=0 OR`event_status` = 0 )
 * WordPress database error: [Table ‘nexus_wordpress.wp_em_events’ doesn’t exist]
   
   SELECT COUNT(event_id) FROM wp_em_events LEFT JOIN wp_em_locations ON wp_em_locations.
   location_id=wp_em_events.location_id WHERE `recurrence`=1 AND (`event_status`
   =0 OR `event_status` = 0 )`
 * Okay. So here’s what I think is happening: I said this is an established website.
   I currently have events plugins, and have several previously installed plugins
   that I tested out before. **Most likely, there is something in the database that
   is causing a conflict, but I’m not sure what it is.** However, the website is
   live, so I don’t want to delete my entire database, and I can’t completely remove
   my other events plugin before installing this one. (Of course, I deactivated 
   it for this install, but that had no effect.)
 * The current plugin that I’m using is EventPress, and I also previously had installed
   Jet Event System and probably a number of other plugins too. If there is a known
   conflict with another plugin and someone can tell me how to get rid of it, that
   would be super-awesome.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-manager/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464559)
 * I’m guessing you installed Events Manager Extended, which isn’t us. Chances are
   if you delete the dbem_version record in your wp_options page, and delete all
   wp_em_… prefixed tables from your DB, it should reinstall itself.
 *  Thread Starter [iamarogue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iamarogue/)
 * (@iamarogue)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464592)
 * Aha, we’re both right!
 * I did what you said, and also went through and deleted all the events plugins
   tables from the database.
 * Turns out, I had tested out Events Manager Extended/Events Made Easy in the past,
   which uses the dbem_ prefix. It had created a dbem_version entry, which was messing
   up the installation.
 * Let it be known that there is a conflict with Events Manager Extended, a plugin
   which is now known as Events Made Easy.
 * Thanks for you help!
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464656)
 * They’re the same, Franky insists on confusing people.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464659)
 * I do not, look at the page for “Events Manager Extended”: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-manager-extended/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-manager-extended/),
   it clearly states that the name has changed to “Events Made Easy” (which no longer
   uses the dbem prefix btw). I no longer update or advertise “Events Manager Extended”.
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464663)
 * I’ve asked you many times for over a year, very nicely, to just stop mentioning
   Events Manager in your plugin name, yet you still do! That’ll probably dramatically
   reduce confusion. Calling it ‘expired Events Manager Extended’ is still confusing(
   enough posts on here prove this) and not what I asked, I consider this still 
   using our good name and efforts.
 * I get these requests every day… you just divert/waste time from allowing me to
   make a better plugin for all.
 * So, I wish you could take a real concrete step to prove that your intentions 
   are not malevolent instead of wasting both of our times by going around what 
   you really can do to solve this issue. Will gladly take this back when you do!
   Don’t think it’s much to ask considering it took you 5 minutes to change the 
   name.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464664)
 * I registered “Events Manager Extended” with wordpress.org without any problem,
   yet you complained (many months later). I reluctantly renamed the plugin to “
   Events Made Easy” (which took a whole lot more than 5 minutes), yet you still
   complained (and threatened to take “further actions”). I renamed the old plugin
   to “Expired plugin Events Manager Extended, use Events Made Easy”, and still 
   you are not satisfied. I wonder where the “malevolent part” on my behalf is?
   
   Once more I will cave in and change the old name, to just “Expired plugin, use
   Events Made Easy”, just to stop this useless waste of *my* time.
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464666)
 * Again, our one single request since we realized you existed is stop using Events
   Manager in your plugin name, because we aren’t stopping development (you’d know
   had you tried to email us directly to begin with rather than spamming an unanswered
   forum, that’s what I did with Davide). It’s not wp.org’s job to play judge judy,
   although I think eventually they’ll need a plugin policy.
 * Finally! That’s all we wanted all along. It’s not changed yet, but thanks in 
   advance and hopefully we don’t have to speak again about it anymore and focus
   on coding plugins!
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464717)
 * 2 months on, still waste time on this stuff thanks to confused users… here’s 
   a simple example – [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-_locationallevents-not-showing?replies=11](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-_locationallevents-not-showing?replies=11)
 * I thank Franky in advance too often, because he never follows through with his
   promises (fully).
 * Franky, it’s still apparent to me that you have some malevolent reason for not
   doing a <5min job yet you can still find the time to support your plugin.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464718)
 * What are you now complaining about? Just about every time you accuse me of being
   malevolent, while I in fact even changed the name of the plugin (which WAS NOT
   EVEN NEEDED as per wordpress rules). If there’s an issue in my version of the
   plugin, why not just be polite and tell me about the issue?
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464719)
 * I’ve repeated myself enough to you Franky, and asked you nicely enough times 
   now. You’re just being difficult now, to put it in very very nice words.
 * All I’m asking is you remove the EVENTS MANAGER from your plugin name. very very
   simple request lasting 1+ year. You said you’d do it above, yet you haven’t.
 * Or am I missing something here? It only took you a few mins to reply, so obviously
   you’re able to do this change you said to do on here, you just don’t want to 
   for some reason, and I maintain it’s not with good intentions.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464720)
 * What’s wrong with the way it is now? See
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-made-easy/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-made-easy/)
   It’s not in the plugin name, and hasn’t been for a long time.
 * And just because I can reply on a forum post slating my name, doesn’t mean I 
   have svn access from the network I’m on now.
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464721)
 * Are you joking!?
 * Unless you’ve grossly misunderstood me and Davide’s previous polite requests 
   all this time, you’ve just proved my point on how you’re stringing us along. 
   Read this entire thread as an example. Considering you wrote this further up,
   I can only think so:
 * > Once more I will cave in and change the old name, to just “Expired plugin, 
   > use Events Made Easy”, just to stop this useless waste of *my* time.
 * yet you now write
 * > What’s wrong with the way it is now? See
   >  [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-made-easy/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/events-made-easy/)
   > It’s not in the plugin name, and hasn’t been for a long time.
 * Again, I am not slating your name, I’m stating the facts here. I have better 
   things to do than think about you, such as working on my own plugins and making
   WP a better place to work on. Unless you’re on a 2 month trip, you had time to
   do this, you’re just BS-ing everyone and playing the fiddle about how we’re victimizing
   you.
 * So, stop being shady and either do it, or, just man up and say you won’t do it
   and make your intentions clear. If you do the first one, that’s all I asked in
   the first place.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464722)
 * Again: just tell me what’s wrong with it so I can fix it. Just saying all the
   time “fix it” doesn’t help if you don’t tell me what’s wrong.
    For the record:
   you agreed last time with the changes I made, so for the love of God, what in
   earth are you talking about???? Tell me *in words* the error I made on a page
   of “Events Made Easy” so I can fix it, yes?
 * On a sidenote: (and I can post old mails if they’re not junk by now), you’re 
   not that polite a man you claim to be: you threatened to take legal actions against
   me if I didn’t change the name of my plugin (which was, as said before, approved
   by WordPress plugin managers and thus changing the name was not needed). Not 
   very polite indeed. You accused me multiple times of being of malicious intent.
   For what, a plugin I continue to develop for free in my free time?
    I’m under
   the impression that every few months you feel the urge of attacking me again,
   just for the fun of it. Stop that, it bores me.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464723)
 * > I can post old mails if they’re not junk by now
 * Please do not. These forum do not wish to become involved in copyright issues
   relating to the publishing of private emails.
 * In fact I think it would be far better all round if this discussion was taken
   to email – full stop. A public forum is not the right place for it.
 *  [Franky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liedekef/)
 * (@liedekef)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-events-manager-installation-problems-any-version/#post-2464724)
 * Agreed, and I apologize for letting myself getting carried away like that.

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