On our web server I already have a WordPress blog (version 2.7)up and running in a directory called 'blog'
I have to set up another WordPress Blog so I downloaded WordPress 2.8 and extracted it into a new folder on the same server called 'Blogs2'
However when browsing
myserver/blogs2/wp-admin/install.php
I recieve the following message
"Already Installed
You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first."
Any ideas on what is the problem? I have set up another database for this new blog as per the instructions at http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_the_MySQL_Client
Please help
Change the $table_prefix in wp-config.php to something different than the 1st blog.
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Hi
Thanks...
I have put the wp-config file back in this directory with all the relevant data required for the new database I have set up and made the change of the table prefix i.e.
<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'BLOG'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'WORDPRESS'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'PASSWORD'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'LOCALHOST'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
$table_prefix = 'wp1
However I am now getting the error
"Error establishing a database connection" .....
???
You should be able to copy the wp-config.php from your other blog and only change the $table_prefix value.
Hi Michael
I thiught you would only change the $table_prefix value if you wanted to use the same database? Ideally I am trying to have the two blogs stored in seperate databases.
I have created a new seperate database within MYSQL for the new blog as per the wordpress instructions @ http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_the_MySQL_Client
However at present this database has no tables etc as WordPress is throwing the "Error establishing a database connection" error when trying to run /wp-admin/install.php.
From the MYSQL command prompt when running 'Show Databases' I get
============
Database
-----------
information_schema
mysql
OldBlog
Blog
-------------
Which shows that the new database "Blog" has been created so why can't WordPress make a database connection to it?
Any ideas?
However at present this database has no tables etc as WordPress is throwing the "Error establishing a database connection" error when trying to run /wp-admin/install.php.
That typically means one of the items (database, user, password, host) in your wp-config.php is wrong.
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