Title: Install problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Install problem

 *  [oriolesprospects](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriolesprospects/)
 * (@oriolesprospects)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/)
 * I get this message when I try to instal:
 * > Already Installed
   > You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your
   > old database tables first.
 * How do I fix this?

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 *  Thread Starter [oriolesprospects](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriolesprospects/)
 * (@oriolesprospects)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415071)
 * And I already tried changing the name of the tables.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415086)
 * log in to host’s phpmyadmin and drop the tables and re install or delete the 
   database and re install
 *  [donhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donhz/)
 * (@donhz)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415110)
 * Yes, but what if you don’t want to lose the data in that database?
 * Is there any way to connect a new install to the existing database?
 *  [Kailash](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kailash1/)
 * (@kailash1)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415147)
 * [@donhz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donhz/) Use new table prefix for
   new installation.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415193)
 * you said you already tried a new table prefix – but that should work

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-problem-11/#post-1415193)
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