Try changing your table prefix in wp-config.php. Deleting files doesn’t delete tables from your database, so the old ones are still there.
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billyg
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I know db & files are two different things, read the msg that is displayed:
“To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.”
or just go here:
http://billy-girlardo.com/WP/wp-admin/install.php
(actually, you prolly can’t get to that so just back up 2 nodes)
my head would be totally spinning if I had any significant amount of data going on right now, forget about a biz behind it lol
If you change the table prefix in the wp-config.php file you won’t get that message, and you won’t lose the data in the other tables.
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billyg
(@billyg)
Yea, I was in the process of trying that while you were typing, at this now:
Second Step
Now we’re going to create the database tables and fill them with some default data.
Finished!
Now you can log in with the username “admin” and password “xxxxxx”.
Note that password carefully! It is a random password that was generated just for you. If you lose it, you will have to delete the tables from the database yourself, and re-install WordPress. So to review:
Username
admin
Password
xxxxxx
Login address
wp-login.php
Were you expecting more steps? Sorry to disappoint. All done! 🙂
I WISH IT WERE THAT EASY, THAT DEFAULT DATA SOUNDS AWEFULLY SUSPICIOUS TO ME!
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billyg
(@billyg)
I’m in, but with the new prefix, no data, as I thought!
Famous 5-Minute Install
WORDS TO REMEMBER
The mistake:
1. If you try to install it on the same DB, the install script will realize that the tables which it is supposed to create – are already there. Hence the message.
2. On an exsting DB you run the upgrade.php NOT the install.php!
Edit. Your data is there, just in the tables with the old prefix.
What exactly do you want to achieve? Maybe we can help better if we know what do you want to do…
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billyg
(@billyg)
wow, all I want to do is upgrade to 2.0
I realize the data is still in the old spot but all I got was a white screen when using the default prefix, I’ll try the upgrade.php (sounds right), I must’ve been glossing at that point, thx
For fixng the blank page “syndrome” 🙂 — try the solution described here:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/54053?replies=5
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billyg
(@billyg)
took the changed prefix that I added, uploaded, ran upgrade, white screen, just got yours, will check now, thx
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billyg
(@billyg)
that got my data back, thx Moshu