Title: Database error when installing
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Database error when installing

 *  [cubanpete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cubanpete/)
 * (@cubanpete)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-when-installing/)
 * Hi guys,
    when I install WP locally (XAMPP) I get an error:
 * WordPress database error: [Got error ‘this version of PCRE is compiled without
   UTF support at offset 0’ from regexp]
    DELETE FROM wp_options WHERE option_name
   REGEXP ‘^rss_[0-9a-f]{32}(_ts)?$’
 * But underneath this error message it also says “SUCCESS, WordPress has been installed…”
   as it is supposed to.
 * What do I do with the error?
 * Thanks
    Kasper

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 *  [lance1572](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lance1572/)
 * (@lance1572)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-when-installing/#post-7161283)
 * I get this too. I moved over to XAMPP a few weeks back but haven’t installed 
   WP on it. I tried it today and met with the same error and message.
 * I also noticed too that I have to manually load the wp-config file which I never
   had to do before. I might move over to AMPPS for the time being to see if i get
   the same results.
 * Unfortunately I cannot offer a solution at this time.
 * Lance
 *  [lance1572](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lance1572/)
 * (@lance1572)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-when-installing/#post-7161284)
 * I just tried it in AMPPS. It shows no error. So give AMMPS a try.
 *  Thread Starter [cubanpete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cubanpete/)
 * (@cubanpete)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-when-installing/#post-7161286)
 * Thanks lance1572, I’ll give it a try. But I have a lot of projects within the
   XAMPP setup, so I’m a bit worried, that something will go wrong if I use AMPPS
   instead.
 * Do you think that AMPPS is better or as good as XAMPP? I only use XAMPP for WP
   sites, so no need for crazy features and config options.

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 * [Database Error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database-error/)
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 * Last reply from: [cubanpete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cubanpete/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-when-installing/#post-7161286)
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