SQL Error when importing database

  • Resolved Jonathon Leathers

    (@jtleathers)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    I’m developing a site locally on WAMP with SQL 5.6.17. When I attempt to import the database to a server using an older version of SQL I get the following error:

    “#1273 – Unknown collation: ‘utf8mb4_unicode_ci’”

    Does anyone know how to properly rollback this upgrade from WordPress 4.2?

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    That’s not exactly a WordPress problems, and it would be easier to upgrade MySQL on the server, to be honest.

    You need MySQL 5.5.3 or higher to support the utf8mb4_unicode_ci collation.

    Have you contacted your hosting provider?

    Alternatively, you can try changing your collation to utf8_general_ci but that might cause character encoding problems with the existing data.

    Thread Starter Jonathon Leathers

    (@jtleathers)

    Unfortunately the hosting provider will not upgrade MySQL and basically said “Google it”.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Ok, so on the old database I recommend changing the collation on the tables to utf8_general_ci and then export again.

    Alternatively, move just the content by exporting/importing in a fresh installation via the Tools section of each blog’s Dashboard.

    Or, alternatively, find a nicer hosting provider. ??

    Thread Starter Jonathon Leathers

    (@jtleathers)

    James, thanks for the responses. I was able to get it working and posted how in this thread in case it works for others too.

    Unfortunately I don’t always have control over the client’s hosting provider but when I do I will start considering MySQL 5.5.3 or above a prerequisite to be considered an appropriate WordPress hosting provider.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Thanks for sharing your solution!

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