Title: Cannot Create Database
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Create Database

 *  [nylaksivad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nylaksivad/)
 * (@nylaksivad)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database/)
 * Uploaded WP and configured the wp-config.php file but I was unable to create 
   a database. It keeps telling me I have too many but I don’t even have one.
 * I have another sub-directories on this same website would that interfere with
   WP on the host directory?

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 *  [dtiger2k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dtiger2k/)
 * (@dtiger2k)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database/#post-1224106)
 * A sub-directory would not cause any issues with wordpress.
 * Cannot create a database with your hosting service is a hosting issue. You should
   contact your hosting service and find out why you cannot create a datbase and
   if they might be able to help you there.
 *  [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/)
 * (@mrmist)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database/#post-1224116)
 * What exact error are you getting? The WordPress install process doesn’t create
   the database for you, you’d need to do that in your control panel in advance 
   of the install. So as dtiger says you should speak to your hosting provider about
   creating the database.
 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database/#post-1224191)
 * > It keeps telling me I have too many but I don’t even have one.
 * What’s telling you this? Is this a third party install script?

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 * Last reply from: [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database/#post-1224191)
 * Status: not resolved

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