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1. allyenw
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   I updated from 2.7 to 2.8. I thought I checked that the blog was functioning correctly.

   Now, however, when I go to the blog URL it loads the install.php page and wants to install from scratch. Googling and searching wordpress.org have not yielded anything close to help.

   I can't even go directly to admin it wants to install.

   This blog has been in regular use for over a year.

   Thanks,

2. figaro
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   You have either set-up a new db, or you have a different table prefix in the wp-config.php file, or you don't have a wp-config.php file and WP is trying to install and create another one.

   1. Make sure you have a wp-config.php file in your WP install.
   2. Open that file and make sure the table prefix matches the table prefix in your database.

3. allyenw
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Thanks for the quick reply. I do have the config file and the table prefix matches in the config file to my mySql database.

   However, I was doing some work in mysql yesterday for shopping cart software and added a user for that database. I left the wp database stuff alone. I am not sure how my fiddling with these other databases fouled up wp but something must have gone awry.

   Any additional ideas to get things going. I will keep digging.

4. allyenw
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Figaro, I fixed it. The table prefix got messed up. I misunderstood your suggestion on first reading.

   Thanks very much!

5. figaro
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   You're welcome.

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