get_collation_from_existing_table(); $our_columns = $this->wpdb->get_row( "SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM {$table} WHERE Field = 'email'", ARRAY_A ); if ( is_array( $our_columns ) ) { [ 'Collation' => $our_collation ] = $our_columns; } else { $our_collation = null; } if ( is_null( $collation ) || $our_collation === $collation ) { $this->logger->info('Guest table collation is consistent with `wp_users`. Skipping update.'); return true; } return (bool) $this->wpdb->query( " ALTER TABLE $table MODIFY `email` varchar(255) COLLATE $collation; " ); } private function get_collation_from_existing_table(): ?string { $charset = $this->wpdb->get_col_charset( $this->wpdb->users, 'user_email' ); if ( $charset instanceof \WP_Error || $charset === false ) { return null; } $col_info = $this->wpdb->get_row( "SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM {$this->wpdb->users} WHERE Field = 'user_email'", ARRAY_A ); if ( is_array( $col_info ) && isset( $col_info['Collation'] ) ) { return $col_info['Collation']; } return null; } }