Title: Shortstat database does not exist
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Shortstat database does not exist

 *  [jeremycherfas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremycherfas/)
 * (@jeremycherfas)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/)
 * I downloaded the Shortstat plug-in and activated it. when I click on Shortstat
   in the Dashboard, I get a whole load of little windows, most of which contain
   and error that includes “wp_ss_stats’ doesn’t exist”
 * The plug-in’s page assures me “It just works” but in my case it doesn’t.
 * Any suggestions?
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232162)
 * Deactivate the plugin, if you can. If you can’t, delete the plugin file. Now,
   make sure that you have the two installation scripts and three upgrade scripts
   in /wp-admin/. If you don’t, download WordPress and upload those scripts to /
   wp-admin/. Now, activate the plugin again. Once the plugin is correctly activated(
   with the tables created), you can safely remove the two installation scripts 
   and the three upgrade scripts from /wp-admin/. Unfortunately, some plugins require
   these installation or upgrade scripts in order to create tables in your MySQL
   database.
 *  Thread Starter [jeremycherfas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremycherfas/)
 * (@jeremycherfas)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232245)
 * install.php and install-helper.php are both in wp/wp-admin
 * So are upgrade-functions.php and upgrade-schema.php and upgrade.php
 * I did not delete them after my previous upgrade. So maybe that is not the problem?
 * I have not upgraded to 1.5.1.3 yet. Do I need to?
 *  [Hadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v_r_boy/)
 * (@v_r_boy)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232443)
 * i have same problem! and i have 1.5.1.3!!
    help us
 *  [uberwerks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uberwerks/)
 * (@uberwerks)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232444)
 * Has anyone noticed that the plugin is slowing your sites down *dramatically*?
   It didn’t used to do this, but lately, it seems all 3 sites I run it on are having
   this issue. Even the plugin [author’s site](http://jim.cc), is very slow.
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232445)
 * As I mentioned in another thread, and someone confirmed, you probably need to
   flush the database tables for Shortstat from time to time. These types of plugins
   can “grow” a huge table quickly – hence the “_It didn’t used to do this_“.
 *  [Hadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v_r_boy/)
 * (@v_r_boy)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232446)
 * i have same problem:
    {when I click on Shortstat in the Dashboard, I get a whole
   load of little windows, most of which contain and error that includes “wp_ss_stats’
   doesn’t exist”}

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Hadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v_r_boy/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortstat-database-does-not-exist/#post-232446)
 * Status: not resolved

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