Title: 'Can't select database' Error :(
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 'Can't select database' Error :(

 *  [jjhearty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjhearty/)
 * (@jjhearty)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-error-5/)
 * Hi there, how are you?
 * I wanted to do a fresh install of the wordpress 3.0 software but have run into
   a very basic problem. The wordpress software has been uploaded to my server, 
   and i’ve entered the correct username and SQL details – but i’m still being presented
   with the ‘Can’t select database’ page.
 * The message says;
    Are you sure it exists? Does the user joeheart have permission
   to use the wordpress database? On some systems the name of your database is prefixed
   with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the
   problem?
 * 1. In the ‘database name’ field, i write ‘wordpress’ – as this is the name of
   the folder containing the wordpress software.
    2. Permissions on the wordpress
   file are set as normal (755). 3. I have tried changing the ‘database name’ field
   to ‘myusername_wordpress’, but that hasn’t worked either.
 * I’ve tried making the wp-config.php file using the wordpress browser interface
   and by uploading one i’ve edited manually, but neither works. I’ve also read 
   practically every thread relating to this problem i could find, but none have
   provided me with an answer.
 * If anyone out there knows what the problem might be, i’d love to hear your thoughts!
   🙂
 * Thanks for reading, Joe

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-error-5/#post-1596621)
 * “wordpress” isn’t necessarily the name of your database. Look in the info you
   got from your web hosting company for the name of your database, as well as the
   database username and password. See [Editing wp-config.php « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)

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 * [Can't select database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cant-select-database/)
 * [config file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/config-file/)

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 * Last reply from: [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-error-5/#post-1596621)
 * Status: not resolved

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