Title: Can’t select database
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Can’t select database

 *  [pekanpos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekanpos/)
 * (@pekanpos)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-44/)
 * how to solve the problem.
 * We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and
   password is okay) but not able to select the pekanpos_wp890 database.
 * Are you sure it exists?
    Does the user pekanpos_wp890 have permission to use 
   the pekanpos_wp890 database? On some systems the name of your database is prefixed
   with your username, so it would be like username_pekanpos_wp890. Could that be
   the problem? If you don’t know how to set up a database you should contact your
   host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Support Forums.
 * Try again

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-44/#post-7294635)
 * It sounds like either you have not created a database or your wp-config file 
   is not set up correctly.
 * Please review for detailed installation instructions: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 *  [mairajan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mairajan/)
 * (@mairajan)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-44/#post-7294836)
 * Check with your host provider if the database user has the correct permission(
   usually admin/owner permissions to create tables) for the pekanpos_wp890 database.
 *  [Clarion Technologies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clarionwpdeveloper/)
 * (@clarionwpdeveloper)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-44/#post-7294857)
 * Check in cpanel database having proper privileges or not, In cpanel click phpmyamdin
   and select database you will see privileges of database.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Clarion Technologies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clarionwpdeveloper/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-44/#post-7294857)
 * Status: not resolved

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