Title: Problem with WordPress Install &#8211; database user privileges
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Problem with WordPress Install – database user privileges

 *  [MonikaCieplinska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monikacieplinska/)
 * (@monikacieplinska)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/)
 * Hi!
    I recently upgraded my hosting package with Fasthost to include 3 domain
   names and 3 hosting. I already have a website [http://www.klikadesign.com](http://www.klikadesign.com)
   and this is the pack I upgraded.
 * I now want to install WordPress for additional domain [http://www.klikaboutique.com](http://www.klikaboutique.com),
   which is part of the package above.
 * But I get this error message:
    ‘WordPress database error: [CREATE command denied
   to user ‘……..’ for table ‘wp_users’] CREATE TABLE wp_users ( ID bigint(20) unsigned
   NOT NULL auto_increment, user_login varchar(60) NOT NULL default ”, user_pass
   varchar(255) NOT NULL default ”, user_nicename varchar(50) NOT NULL default ”,
   user_email varchar(100) NOT NULL default ”, user_url varchar(100) NOT NULL default”,
   user_registered datetime NOT NULL default ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’, user_activation_key
   varchar(255) NOT NULL default ”, user_status int(11) NOT NULL default ‘0’, display_name
   varchar(250) NOT NULL default ”, PRIMARY KEY (ID), KEY user_login_key (user_login),
   KEY user_nicename (user_nicename), KEY user_email (user_email) ) DEFAULT CHARACTER
   SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci …….’ There is more to this error message
   of course, which is very long and I’m sure some of you might be familiar with.
   So then I google this error and I found out that this error might be caused but
   my database user not having all privileges set up.
 * So I went to PHPMyAdmin (through link on my Fasthost databases panel) to add 
   all privileges to the database user but I can’t see anywhere a PRIVILAGES button
   nor the USER button. All I can see information_schema and name of my database
   on the left hand side.
 * By the way: I tried to follow the famous 5 minutes install :
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install)
   However the **Using phpMyAdmin** Point 2 – Click the phpMyAdmin icon in the upper
   left to return to the main page, then click the Users tab – is impossible as 
   I don’t have the user button.
 * Here is also mysql guide, which I tried to follow too but I’m stuck starting 
   from page 6.
    [https://help.fasthosts.co.uk/euf/assets/pdf-guides/mysql-quick-start-guide.pdf](https://help.fasthosts.co.uk/euf/assets/pdf-guides/mysql-quick-start-guide.pdf)
 * I don’t know what to do next. I didn’t have this kind of problems with previous
   websites I was working on, so I’m a bit lost.
 * I don’t know much about coding and in depth technical issues. I looked through
   the forums and asked my web designer friends and they are stuck too.
 * I’m working on mac, yosemite 10.10.
 * I don’t know, what information you might need to help, so let me know.
    Thank
   you so much! Monika

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 *  [labcoatlackie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/labcoatlackie/)
 * (@labcoatlackie)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/#post-7349179)
 * I just went to your new domain and it looks like the install needs to be completed.
   Is this where you are getting the error? When I go to the [http://www.klikaboutique.com](http://www.klikaboutique.com)
   domain it gives you the typical install completion steps. Let me know if this
   is when you receive the error or if it has been corrected. If you still receive
   the error, I will try to assist as best I can. Cheers
 *  Thread Starter [MonikaCieplinska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monikacieplinska/)
 * (@monikacieplinska)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/#post-7349185)
 * Hi labcoatlackie, thanks for reply.
    Yes, that’s exactly where I’m lost. I choose
   the language, fill in the form with username, password etc after which I’m getting
   this long error message. I’m using mysql/phpmyadmin setup by my hosting company-
   fasthosts. Do I have to contact them or is it something I overlooked? Thanks!
 *  [labcoatlackie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/labcoatlackie/)
 * (@labcoatlackie)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/#post-7349190)
 * Personally, with that kind of error and without having access to the database
   myself, I would contact the host and have them kill the install. Remove the current
   install on that domain and start fresh with a new database. It does look like
   it is having issues with user permissions so it wont create the tables. The permission
   issue could be for several reasons that would be far too complicated to go through
   and you can go down a really long road banging your head against the wall trying
   to get it corrected yourself.
 *  [labcoatlackie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/labcoatlackie/)
 * (@labcoatlackie)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/#post-7349192)
 * On a side note, you shouldn’t have to do the 5 minute install on fasthost.com.
   I believe they have a one click WordPress install under their “app” section. 
   I am not familiar enough with fasthost to know for sure where to locate the install,
   but it shouldn’t be too difficult to find when you log into your account.
 *  Thread Starter [MonikaCieplinska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monikacieplinska/)
 * (@monikacieplinska)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-install-database-user-privileges/#post-7349259)
 * Hi, Many thanks for your advise and help! I will contact them, I hope they can
   help out.
    Thanks!

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