when i active wpml my website broken there was an critical error

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January 7, 2025 at 5:33 pm
lionelC-3	Background of the issue: I was trying to activate WPML on my website. Symptoms: When I activate WPML, my website breaks and there is a critical error. Questions: What causes the website to break when activating WPML? How can I resolve the critical error after activating WPML?
January 7, 2025 at 5:57 pm
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm #16571021
Kor Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)	Here is the ticket and please let me know how it goes. Please note that it is important to have a backup for security purposes and to prevent any potential data loss. You can use the UpdraftPlus plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/) to fulfill your backup requirements. Your upcoming reply will be treated with confidentiality and will only be visible to you and me. ✙ To resolve the issue, I may need your consent to deactivate and reactivate plugins and the theme, as well as make configuration changes on the site if necessary. This emphasizes the significance of having a backup.