jchilders04 wrote: I am on Joomla 2.5.8.

I just updated CB to 1.9, everything WAS working until I found this issue. All the users are dead links. Even when I try to visit my own profile from the menu, it takes me to a http 500 error. On the admin site when I select the user management tab and select one of my users I get the same error.

Server error
The website encountered an error while retrieving mysite.com/index.php/login. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

Please follow FAQ articles to debug your situation.

www.joomlapolis.com/support/faq/101-support/18227-blank-page-issue

I have no idea why you are looking at database collations.

please follow standard process and turn on your joomla debugging to see more messages - checking your webserver error log is also useful.

If you need professional support assistance please consider upgrading your membership.

Also please to not bump your posts.