# Db Error on installation

**URL:** <https://forums.concretecms.org/t/db-error-on-installation/10106>\
**Category:** Developing with Concrete\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/db-error-on-installation/10106 "2026-10-27T07:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![finelinecreative](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/finelinecreative/32/5178_2.png) [@finelinecreative](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/finelinecreative)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/db-error-on-installation/10106/1 "2026-10-27T07:26:48Z")

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C8.5.12

I am getting the following error:

Unrecognised result of the “SHOW COLLATION” database query.

All my db details are definitely correct.

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**Author:** ![mlocati](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/mlocati/32/6208_2.png) [@mlocati](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/mlocati)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/db-error-on-installation/10106/2 "2026-10-27T21:47:32Z")

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Are you using MySQL or MariaDB? Which version?