Title: Missing database tables
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Missing database tables

 *  [Flyer3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flyer3/)
 * (@flyer3)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/)
 * I just attempted to install WordPress on to USBWebserver. After going through
   and creating a database name “WordPress” setting the username and password, the
   program prompted to press the “Install” button. After doing this the screen goes
   white with the WordPress Logo at the top but I don’t seen any further activity.
   When I attempt to re-run the install, the program prompts me that there may be
   a problem with the table in the database. When I click on the “repair tables”
   link I get the following report.
 * wp_posts: Table ‘wordpress.wp_posts’ doesn’t exist
    wp_links: Table ‘wordpress.
   wp_links’ doesn’t exist wp_options: Table ‘wordpress.wp_options’ doesn’t exist
   wp_postmeta: Table ‘wordpress.wp_postmeta’ doesn’t exist
 * What have I done wrong and how do I fix it?
 * Thanks for any assistance someone might be able to provide.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4877840)
 * have you discussed this issue with your hosting provider?
 * further reading: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 *  [2ninerniner2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2ninerniner2/)
 * (@2ninerniner2)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4877845)
 * May I suggest you try a local web server stack other than USBWebserver. Many 
   on this forum have experience with XAMPP, WAMPServer, etc. My personal fave is
   the Uniform Server.
 * I would seem that your database did not get installed correctly/completely. You
   can just drop that one, create a new one and try again.
 *  [prasadneeraj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prasadneeraj/)
 * (@prasadneeraj)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4877868)
 * Hello,
 * You don’t have permission to create table in database. Ask with your hosting 
   provider or create database and provide all permission.
 *  [Julian Fox (greataussiepie)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greataussiepie/)
 * (@greataussiepie)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4877877)
 * Depending on the setup your host has, you may have to manually create the database
   using phpmyadmin or your hosts database manager. And then during the WordPress
   setup enter the same database name as you give your database when manually creating
   it using phpmyadmin.
 * I have run into this issue from time to time and it was because i was trying 
   to connect to a database that wasn’t there. and by Database i mean the database
   not the database host.
 * This may or may not be your problem.
 * Hope this helps 🙂
 *  [captwalt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captwalt/)
 * (@captwalt)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4878018)
 * Hi,
 * I had a similar issue. Check your wp-config file and make sure your database 
   name is the same as the database on your site. The database prefix may be different,
   as was in my case.
 * Hope that helps solve your problem.
 *  [redshirtjim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redshirtjim/)
 * (@redshirtjim)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4878021)
 * What’s weird is that only those four tables did not build correctly. Can you 
   check in phpmyadmin if the all the other wp_ tables were created?
    Did you actually
   build this on a USB drive? Are you sure there was enough space to create all 
   the tables as well as hold all the WP files?

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [redshirtjim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redshirtjim/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-database-tables/#post-4878021)
 * Status: not resolved

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