Title: Can’t select database Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Can’t select database * [subgeek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/subgeek/) * (@subgeek) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/) * Blog has been up for two days and I woke up this morning to see. * Can’t select database * We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the masjid database. * * Are you sure it exists? * On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? * If you don’t know how to setup a database you should contact your host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Support Forums. * help please? Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [zerok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zerok/) * (@zerok) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282271) * Have you already checked (for example with phpMyAdmin) that your database is still there? Is the database name still correct in your wp-config.php? * Thread Starter [subgeek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/subgeek/) * (@subgeek) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282273) * yeap, everything is still the same. i was thinking maybe my host is conducting maintenance, so i emailed tech support also to make sure. thanks for your help * [publisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/publisher/) * (@publisher) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282604) * I have the same problem. The database was set up in phpMyAdmin. No instructions were given about setting up a table or fields. When I check the database, I’m told that there are no tables/fields set. Could this be a problem? I do not know how to set tables and fields in an SQL database. * Publisher * This is the message I get. *********************************** Can’t select database * We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the masjid database. * * Are you sure it exists? * On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? * If you don’t know how to setup a database you should contact your host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Supp ort Forums. * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282606) * publisher, the wp install will populate the database with the appropriate tables etc. assuming you completed the install procedure correctly. Yours isn’t the same problem as the OP’s – his install was complete and THEN “disappeared” into database neverneverland. Yours hasn’t completed the install as yet it would seem. * Apparently you uploaded all the files to the correct space. You say you created the db in phpmyadmin. Did you create a user and attach that user to the wp database? Once that’s done, then you need to open a browser window, and type into the addy bar [http://path/to/your/wpblog/install/install.php](http://path/to/your/wpblog/install/install.php)– and follow the instructions to complete the install. * [publisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/publisher/) * (@publisher) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282609) * Created a user and attached the user to the wordpress database. Went to the browser and typed [http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php)( as per instructions). Just tried [http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/install/install.php](http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/install/install.php) I get the message 404 File not found. Not sure I understand the URL addy you note above. All files and folders were uploaded to the directory blog. Am I doing something wrong? * Publisher * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282610) * I guess it was just a typo… Your address (wp-admin/install.php) is OK, since you can see the error message. Are you using cPanel or Ensim or Plesk or vDeck to access your site? Maybe you can find some useful info here: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/)( look under the Install section) * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282611) * Yah sorry – typing too fast ahead of my brain. Moshu’s right…. * [publisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/publisher/) * (@publisher) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282633) * SUCCESS!! Went to [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/) and went through the cpanel work. I had screwed up big time by not connecting the user to the db. Thanks for your help. If I had done everything correctly from the start, it would have been one of the easiest installations I have ever work with. Thanks again, Moshu and Vkaryl, for the help Publisher Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Can’t select database’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 8 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [publisher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/publisher/) * Last activity: [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/canaet-select-database-1/#post-282633) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics