Title: SQL Error
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# SQL Error

 *  [monkey hazard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkey-hazard/)
 * (@monkey-hazard)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-23/)
 * Trying to import into my database, and keep getting the following error.
 * #1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds
   to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘DEFAULT CHARACTER
   SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci’ at line 1
 * Trying to upload a new site to replace an old one.Any help would be much appreciated.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-23/#post-5708696)
 * – Is old site WP? what version?
    – “new site” – what verson? – are trying to 
   update the old with new? manually?automatically? [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Include_as_much_information_as_possible](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Include_as_much_information_as_possible)
 *  Thread Starter [monkey hazard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkey-hazard/)
 * (@monkey-hazard)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-23/#post-5708837)
 * Many many thanks to everyone who applied to help us out it is very much appreciated,
   we have now given the job to someone, and they are currently sorting it out for
   us. Once again thanks for the replies
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-23/#post-5708843)
 * you are welcome 🙂

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-23/#post-5708843)
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