Title: setup database challenges
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# setup database challenges

 *  [dave1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dave1/)
 * (@dave1)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-database-challenges/)
 * I just did the install on my server and repeatedly I get the error:
 * WordPress database error: [SELECT command denied to user ‘dave1’@’localhost’ 
   for table ‘wp_comments’]
    DESCRIBE wp_comments;
 * WordPress database error: [SELECT command denied to user ‘dave1’@’localhost’ 
   for table ‘wp_comments’]
    SHOW INDEX FROM wp_comments;
 * WordPress database error: [SELECT command denied to user ‘dave1’@’localhost’ 
   for table ‘wp_links’]
    DESCRIBE wp_links;
 * WordPress database error: [SELECT command denied to user ‘dave1’@’localhost’ 
   for table ‘wp_links’]
    SHOW INDEX FROM wp_links;
 * At the end of all the error information I’m told to log in using the username
   and password provided back at the page where the error just occurred.
 * What am I not understanding here and what is this error about?
 * Dave

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-database-challenges/#post-695196)
 * your mysql user doesnt have the necessary permissions

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## Tags

 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [Setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/setup/)

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 * Last activity: [18 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setup-database-challenges/#post-695196)
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