Title: Can’t select database | Multisite
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Can’t select database | Multisite

 *  [angrywarrior](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angrywarrior/)
 * (@angrywarrior)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-multisite/)
 * I’m suddenly getting this error.
 * We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and
   password is okay) but not able to select the ejdkkj_main55t45gg87hjHYHTyj7gu46y435tf3
   database.
 * Now to make some things clear.
 *  – The installation is fresh.
    – The wp-config.php file is configured correct
   maing the correct db name. – I started 2 sites without any issues and they are
   using the correct DB name which is configured in the wp-config.php file. – The“
   ejdkkj_main55t45gg87hjHYHTyj7gu46y435tf3” db name is an old DB that i used in
   a previous installation that I have deleted (both installation and database).
 * So with this said, I do not understand why this old database is suddenly turning
   up in my new wp multisite installation.There is simply no entries of it in wp-
   config.php. So I’m the logical guess is that the old database name ins a remnant
   from the old installation since i did not delete the old wordpress installation
   files but reused them…
    – I re-used the files from the old wordpress installation,
   so i did not delete them. I updated the wp-config to the new database settings
   etc.
 * So which file could hold this old information? It is clearly not wp-config…
 * Thanks in advance for answers/advise on this.

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 *  Thread Starter [angrywarrior](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angrywarrior/)
 * (@angrywarrior)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-multisite/#post-6480697)
 * I’ve been looking through the while installation and I cannot still figure out
   what is causing this to happen. There is not a single line in wp-config about
   the old data base and i do not know where else to look. I haven even been looking
   on code in the plugs – but nothing. I’m basisally feeling very frustated about
   this issue. Any help or comment that could point me in the right direction would
   be vey appreciated.

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 * [databse error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/databse-error/)
 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-select-database-multisite/#post-6480697)
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