Title: Database error
Last modified: April 26, 2019

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# Database error

 *  [yvankarman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yvankarman/)
 * (@yvankarman)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-286/)
 *     ```
       wp_users: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_users' doesn't exist
       wp_usermeta: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_usermeta' doesn't exist
       wp_links: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_links' doesn't exist
       wp_options: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_options' doesn't exist
       wp_term_taxonomy: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_term_taxonomy' doesn't exist
       wp_commentmeta: Table 'smartchoice_nl_Website.wp_commentmeta' doesn't exist
       ```
   
 * Couldn’t make connection to the DB of my site and when i tried fixing it with`
   define('WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true);` it returned this piece of text. Any suggestions
   on what to change/fix? This problem seems to come out of nowhere since the site
   is relatively new and does not have a lot of plugins or theme’s or a lot of information
   stored for it. By all means it’s a very clean site.
 * Best regards and thanks for your time in advance.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdatabase-error-286%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [sinip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinip/)
 * (@sinip)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-286/#post-11469592)
 * Hi yvankarman.
 * According to the text you’ve posted, those tables don’t exists and unless you
   have a backup of that database there’s nothing you can do.
    You can also contact
   your hosting support and ask them whether they have some recent backup.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-286/#post-11469937)
 * Try checking and repairing your database via PHPMYADMIN:
 * [https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/cpanel/cpanel-database-features/optimizing-and-repairing-mysql-databases-with-phpmyadmin](https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/cpanel/cpanel-database-features/optimizing-and-repairing-mysql-databases-with-phpmyadmin)
 *  Thread Starter [yvankarman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yvankarman/)
 * (@yvankarman)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-286/#post-11470167)
 * Thanks for your replies, i do not currently have access to the hosting, was hoping
   it could be resolved differently but had low hopes, i’ll try and get access and
   fix it.

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 * Last activity: [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-286/#post-11470167)
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