Title: WordPress database error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress database error

 *  [Himeko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/himeko/)
 * (@himeko)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-3/)
 * The second step says:
 * WordPress database error: [CREATE command denied to user: ‘Hannas_wph@ws5.surf-
   town.net’ for table ‘wp_comments’]
    CREATE TABLE wp_categories ( cat_ID bigint(
   20) NOT NULL auto_increment, cat_name varchar(55) NOT NULL default ”, category_nicename
   varchar(200) NOT NULL default ”, category_description longtext NOT NULL, category_parent
   int(4) NOT NULL default ‘0’, PRIMARY KEY (cat_ID), KEY category_nicename (category_nicename))
 * for every table it is trying to create.
    ‘wp_comments’ ‘wp_linkcategories ‘wp_links’………………………
   etc
 * please, what is wrong?

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-3/#post-200677)
 * Once you database is created, the WordPress installation script goes through 
   and creates all the necessary tables it needs
 * It looks like the database username you provided WordPress does not have enough
   permissions to create tables. This will mean that a lot of functionailty will
   not work as WP will need to alter the table entries later on for your blog to
   function.
 * Contact your hosting provider and ensure that your database account has the appropriate
   permissions.
 * Regards

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-3/#post-200677)
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