#1273 – Unknown collation: ‘utf8mb4_unicode_ci’ cPanel

The technique in this post worked for me

1) Click the “Export” tab for the database

2) Click the “Custom” radio button

3) Go the section titled “Format-specific options” and change the dropdown for “Database system or older MySQL server to maximize output compatibility with:” from NONE to MYSQL40.

4) Scroll to the bottom and click “GO”.

I’m not certain if doing this causes any data loss, however in the one time I’ve tried it I did not notice any. Neither did anyone who responded in the forums linked to above.

Edit 8/12/16 – I believe exporting a database in this way causes me to lose data saved in Black Studio TinyMCE Visual Editor widgets, though I haven’t ran multiple tests to confirm.

Leave a Comment