Title: Database files in wrong location?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Database files in wrong location?

 *  Resolved [osdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/osdesign/)
 * (@osdesign)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-files-in-wrong-location/)
 * I’m looking for guidance in how the WordPress files relate to the database I 
   created on the (qwknet) host server. I followed the WP installation instructions,
   edited the wp-config file correctly, as far as I can tell, and uploaded the files
   as a subdirectory into the existing site root file. In the phpMyAdmin control
   panel the database I created shows 0 files. Does WordPress need to be fully installed
   before it starts creating database files? Following directions for the install.
   php file sends me to an Error 404, so the installation failed.

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-files-in-wrong-location/#post-1354205)
 * Database tables will be created when you run the WordPress installation.

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-files-in-wrong-location/#post-1354205)
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