Here we explain steps for disabling a WordPress plugin from the sites database using PHPMyAdmin. This process does not involve changing the folder names or using WP-CLI.
WordPress Plugins can cause issues with a number of reasons, whether its was updated, incompatible with a separate plugins update, or an update is needed.
CAUTION: A backup should always be made before making any changes.
Disabling WordPress Plugin
- Log into cPanel
- Click File Manager in the Files area
- Navigate to the document root folder for the website in question
- Right-click on the wp-config.php file hit view and take note of the DB_NAME
- Go back to the main cPanel page and click phpMyAdmin in the Databases area
- Click the + button next to the database
- Click on the table ending in _options
- Search for the active_plugins
NOTE: This may be on the second page (right-hand side) in PHPMyAdmin. - Within the curly braces
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are active plugins. Edit and remove the plugin names that are to be disabled. Remove all if all need disabled