Title: Table ‘wordpress.wp_options’ doesn’t exist
Last modified: December 23, 2016

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# Table ‘wordpress.wp_options’ doesn’t exist

 *  [pezastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pezastic/)
 * (@pezastic)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/)
 * On a clean install, I followed the directions in the readme. After running install-
   config.php?step=2, I get this warning, along with:
 * >  SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options
 * What am I doing wrong?

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 *  [bombom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bombom/)
 * (@bombom)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-29512)
 * I don’t really know, but don’t you have to change “wordpress” to your database’s
   name in the config-file?
    But if this is correct, I still have the same problem.
   It just says a couple of times
 * > SQL/DB Error —
   >  [Table ‘DB69856.wp_options’ doesn’t exist]
 * And to the end it goes
 * > SQL/DB Error —
   >  [Table ‘DB69856.wp_users’ doesn’t exist]
 * I must admit, I don’t really have a clue. =(
 *  Thread Starter [pezastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pezastic/)
 * (@pezastic)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-29553)
 * The config file has the correct information for my database name, username, password,
   and host. I just went ahead and continued on from the aforementioned error and
   now I’m getting Windows error popups in WP options, always regarding nil value
   in a field.
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-29556)
 * If doing a clean install, you may get a couple warnings during the install process
   about tables missing. This is because they have not yet been completed. If you
   get through the ENTIRE install process and still get these errors when viewing
   the page, then there might be something further that needs to be looked at.
    
   TG
 *  [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/)
 * (@laughinglizard)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-29746)
 * [@pezastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pezastic/): Under your admin 
   page, look under options, base settings and then look for the siteurl box. Make
   sure that it points to the WordPress folder where you have it installed, with
   no trailing slash. Then try the login again and see if the formatting shows up
   correctly.
 *  Thread Starter [pezastic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pezastic/)
 * (@pezastic)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-29808)
 * I’m sorry. Through the multiple reinstalls, I neglected to update that field 
   this last time. Thanks for the reminder. Now, I can go play with the other kiddies!
 *  [likoma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/likoma/)
 * (@likoma)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-30186)
 * I just had the same error, but it turned out to be the “stattraq-button-plugin.
   php” that was looking for a table called “wp_options”.
 * If, in your config.php file, you give your prefix as “wp_” you shouldn’t have
   this problem, but I always gave the prefix as “00_” (from back in the days when
   I used to do multiple WP installs for one site) and that was the problem. Either
   change your prefix in your config file or go change line 13 of stattraq-button-
   plugin.php.
 * `$table_prefix = '00_'; // example: 'wp_' or 'b2' or 'mylogin_'`

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [likoma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/likoma/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-wordpress-wp_options-doesnt-exist/#post-30186)
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