Title: [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Cannot import table
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Cannot import table

 *  [steupz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steupz/)
 * (@steupz)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-cannot-import-table/)
 * To anyone who can help:
 * I’m having this error whilst trying to import from wp-table.
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mb_detect_encoding() in /home/content/
   s/t/e/steupz/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/php/wp-table-
   reloaded-import.class.php on line 319
 * Using wordpress 2.8.3
 * Any suggestions?

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 *  [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-cannot-import-table/#post-1168636)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, I use this function since 1.4 for an additional check when importing a table.
   
   According to [http://www.php.net/mb_detect_encoding](http://www.php.net/mb_detect_encoding)
   it is available in PHP >= 4.0.6 (which you certainly have as WordPress requires
   at least PHP 4.3.0). Therefore I can only imagine that the “mbstring” library(
   mb is for Multibyte) is not included in your server’s PHP.
 * Could you therefore check with your webhost/support, if they could include that
   library into the PHP on your server?
 * Thanks!
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [steupz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steupz/)
 * (@steupz)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-cannot-import-table/#post-1168641)
 * Is there anyway I can bypass this just to load the table?
    Because I wanna scrap
   wp-table and just use your plugin
 *  [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-cannot-import-table/#post-1168666)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, you can do the following:
    Open the file wp-table-reloaded-import.class.
   php and go to line 319 (where you’ll see that missing mb_detect_encoding function).
   Simply replace that line with `return $string;` and save.
 * This will remove a small check, if the data is corrupted but it’s okay to remove
   the check.
    You will then be able to import your tables from wp-Table into WP-
   Table Reloaded.
 * Best wishes!
    Tobias

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-cannot-import-table/#post-1168666)
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