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1. olandesina
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hi everyone,

   I am quite new to wordpress. I have installed it before, but with a one click install process offered by my host.

   Now I have to install WP on another host that doesn't have a 1 click install facility. Also the problem is that i will have to use an existing database (not specifically created for this wordpress installation). Is it possible to install wordpress in this situation? Do I risk to mess up the existing database informations?

   Any advice?

   Thanks.

2. Jeremy Clark
   Moderator
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Your other database should be fine since wordpress creates all it's tables with the wp- prefix by default and you can even change that to something completely off the wall in your wp-config file. Just look through your existing database and look for any tables beginning with wp- ( I highly doubt there is any)

3. trejder
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi,

   There are many information in support and other sites about installing WP into existing database without creating new one for it. And it is quite easy - all one has to do is to correctly edit wp-config.php file.

   But what about if my (anyone else) host does not allow of creating new users? Neither to giving them access to database(s)?

   I'm stuck with something like that. I can't create neither new database nor new user in my phpMyAdmin so I entered into wp-config all my current information (host, existing database and existing user login and password) I use to login to MySQL. And it unfortunatelly does not work. I see standard "Error" message saying that installation script can't login to database and I fear that here is the point where my journey with WordPress ends. Before it actually has even started! :(

   I've spent hours digging througs support, guide, forums and found nothing for such...

   Any tip or idea what to do in such situation?

   Best regards,
   Tom

4. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   @trejder
   from what you describe you did it correctly. Does your user have full privileges? I assure you wordpress can be installed to a database that already exists with a user that already exists as long as the table prefix is different from current tables in database.

5. trejder
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   The problem was so stupid, that I'm even ashamed of talking about it! :) I made a typo in password. No all seems to be fine. Except that I can't force WP to switch to my (Polish) language. But this is off-topic here...

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