Can’t install WordPress again

Hi MichaelH

Thanks for your input.
I changed the $table_prefix from the default “wp_” to “wp_3_i_CH”. And this didn’t help.

I also tried it with different “DB_NAME” and also with the default “WORDPRESS”. But it didn’t help.

DROP the database tables? You mean ALL? With ALL other databases? Ouch!!!
Or do you know: Does there exist a command to reorganize a MySQL database. A command that eliminates all unused entries? Could it be this?

Thanks for you help.

Hi figaro

Thanks for your input.

So I changed $table_prefix from “wp_3_i_CH” to something simple “wp3_”. and I kept the DB_NAME at “wordpress”.

Still no result.

I get the message:
“We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the wordpress database.”

Maybe it works, when I create the database tables by manually. Has somebody an idea how the tables have to look like, or a script I can use for create them automatically.

Thanks in advance for inputs.

Hello Figaro

You are making me thinking… I’m pretty sure that the name DB_NAME was “wordpress”, but I can’t guaranty it. (Is it case sensitive???)

The server is not a problem. It’s my own, and I’m running an XAMPP under Windows 2000 on it. (I know, strange combination, but it works since years – never touch a running system.)

BTW: Shared hosts … I’m running two different domains on my server. May this have an influence?
But as much as I remember, when I deleted the database with MySQL-Front, it was the “WordPress” database. And all other database in this MySQL are still alive and running.

Thanks for your efforts.

Hi Figaro

Thanks for your help.
Well … Apache is running and MySQL too.
Here you can see it (this is my second domain):
http://www.ultronicamerica.com/catalog/

With phpMyAdmin is nothing visible anymore, because with MySQL-Front I removed the database (wordpress) from MySQL.
There is simply nothing visible anymore with with no tool – and this makes me so crazy.

I don’t know if you are familiar with MySQL-Front. It’s a GUI for MySQL, and therefore pretty might. (probably far too mighty for me).
http://www.mysqlfront.de/ (in English)

So what have I done? I’m not so sure anymore.

Hello Figaro

Yes, you are absolutely right. I deleted the database with the function “Remove” from the Database menu. This is correct.
There is nothing anymore that phpMyAdmin is seeing.

And this is what gives me an headache!!! I removed it, and when I try to install WordPress again, it’s telling me that it’s still there. But where???

Here is the link to my want-to-be blog.
http://www. cavallar.ch/inside_ch/wp-admin/install.php
(I put a “blank” between www. and the rest for tracking security reasons. I don’t need Google yet there. You understand for sure.

How can something that is deleted still have influence. (Oh, I also booted the server in the meantime. So it shouldn’t be the Cache).

Thanks for your patience and your help.

Are you having the tables – or a script – or a link where I could find them.

I already thought about manually building up the database again, but when one has no ideas how.

Or … are there in the whole installation somewhere scripts that I could use manually in MySQL?

Creating the database is not the thing. But what to write in?