Title: Reinstall/new database?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Reinstall/new database?

 *  [bluqueen777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluqueen777/)
 * (@bluqueen777)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/)
 * Hello! I originally had a working install of WP, that I removed. I want to reinstall
   it, but to a new directory. When I tried to do so, I got a message that it had
   previously been installed, and I would need to “clear my database tables” – what
   does this mean, and how do I do it?? THANKS for any help!! 🙂

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/#post-169757)
 * [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/empty-drop/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/empty-drop/)
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/#post-169760)
 * Are you saying you want to move your WordPress installation to a new location
   on your site, or start from scratch and delete your posts, etc?
 * If the former, you only need to move the WordPress files (and reset your siteurl
   and home urls in your database to the correct ones, if you didn’t do this before
   the move in WordPress); you do not need to run install.php.
 *  Thread Starter [bluqueen777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bluqueen777/)
 * (@bluqueen777)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/#post-169769)
 * Thank you both for your help! 🙂
    I wanted to start from scratch and delete all
   posts, etc. [The first installation was really only a test, and not in its permanent
   home or permanent form.] Mac, that looks like what I was looking for, only I 
   don’t have PhpAdmin – my host has my db on its server. At least I can contact
   them and know what kind of advice I’m looking for. Thanks a bunch! Kafka, I might
   try that too, might be easier in the short run. Thanks!
 *  [oriecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriecat/)
 * (@oriecat)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/#post-169771)
 * Seems like you should just be able to delete the old database in your cPanel,
   then create a new one.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [oriecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriecat/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstallnew-database/#post-169771)
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