Title: Database Import Failed
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Database Import Failed

 *  [crcjetty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crcjetty/)
 * (@crcjetty)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed/)
 * very new to this & was trying to install. keep getting this error.
    Database 
   Import Failed Failed creating table DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `wp_commentmeta`;”;}

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed/#post-5430247)
 * – did you create a new empty database to import into?
    – useful codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup)
 *  Thread Starter [crcjetty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crcjetty/)
 * (@crcjetty)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed/#post-5430385)
 * thanks but yes i did.
 *  [ankitverma02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ankitverma02/)
 * (@ankitverma02)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed/#post-5430411)
 * create a new database and select the file to import and uncheck the below listed
   check boxes. I hope this will work..
 * Thanks

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