Title: Cannot activate plugin
Last modified: December 23, 2021

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# Cannot activate plugin

 *  Resolved [nanieke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanieke/)
 * (@nanieke)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-70/)
 * Hello,
 * I have a weird issue.
    I can install the WPForms Lite plugin, but when I try 
   to activate it, the following error message appears:
 * `Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'postsam_wp1.wp_wpforms_tasks_meta'
   doesn't exist in /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-includes/
   wp-db.php:2056 Stack trace: #0 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/
   wp-includes/wp-db.php(2056): mysqli_query() #1 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.
   nl/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php(1945): wpdb->_do_query() #2 /home/postsam/
   domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php(2695): wpdb->query() #
   3 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php(
   2749): wpdb->get_results() #4 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/
   wp-content/plugins/wpforms-lite/src/Tasks/Meta.php(117): dbDelta() #5 /home/postsam/
   domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wpforms-lite/includes/class-
   install.php(133): WPForms\Tasks\Meta->create_table() #6 /home/postsam/domains/
   astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wpforms-lite/includes/class-install.
   php(59): WPForms_Install->run() #7 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/
   wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(303): WPForms_Install->install() #8 /home/postsam/
   domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(327): WP_Hook-
   >apply_filters() #9 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-includes/
   plugin.php(470): WP_Hook->do_action() #10 /home/postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/
   public_html/wp-admin/plugins.php(193): do_action() #11 {main} thrown in /home/
   postsam/domains/astrosofie.nl/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 2056`
 * I have no idea how to fix this. Help would be much appreciated!

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 *  [henry@WPForms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henrycee/)
 * (@henrycee)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-70/#post-15198481)
 * Hi [@nanieke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanieke/)!
 * The error that you’re receiving indicates that the data-tables that should be
   created with our plugin’s installation cannot be found, and likely were not created.
 * Could you please try to delete the plugin and then re-install? There could have
   been a slight hiccup in your site’s operation when you last installed the plugin,
   which caused this issue.
 * Also, could you please let us know if this is a fresh install, or is this a pre-
   existing install, where you have form’s already created?
 * Please let us know how it goes.
 * Kindly,
 *  Thread Starter [nanieke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanieke/)
 * (@nanieke)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-70/#post-15198577)
 * Hi!
 * Thanks for your response. I’ve deleted the plugin and reinstalled an older version
   of it, which worked!
 * Regards,
    Nanieke
 *  [henry@WPForms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henrycee/)
 * (@henrycee)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-70/#post-15201083)
 * No problem at all [@nanieke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nanieke/). Happy
   to hear that you were able to get it resolved.
 * I’ll close this thread now, but if you have any further questions or concerns,
   please don’t hesitate to create a new thread.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-70/#post-15201083)
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