Title: Installation Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installation Error

 *  Resolved [Maikuolan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maikuolan/)
 * (@maikuolan)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-45/)
 * **Context:** I’m attempting to install a copy of WordPress onto a website that
   I operate. The version is 3.1, though I’ve operated other wordpress sites before,
   this is the first time I’ve installed one myself, I’ve been following the included
   README to the dot to get it running (“/wordpress/readme.html”), and I’ve encountered
   an error. I figured, based on the contents of the README (I’ve reached Step 3
   of installation), that my first point of call should be here — _“Once the configuration
   file is set up, the installer will set up the tables needed for your blog. If
   there is an error, double check your wp-config.php file, and try again. If it
   fails again, please go to the support forums with as much data as you can gather.”_
 * **URL:** [http://www.gamejaunt.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.gamejaunt.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php)
 * **Problem:** Rather than continuing the installation process, this message is
   displayed — _“One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need
   to be repaired.”_ — So far as I’m aware, there should not yet be any WordPress
   tables in existence, as I have not yet completed the installation. Any help in
   having my understanding the problem here would be greatly appreciated. Kudos.

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 *  Thread Starter [Maikuolan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maikuolan/)
 * (@maikuolan)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-45/#post-2001261)
 * Please disregard this topic. Further investigation has revealed that the problem
   in question was caused by a confliction between the tables required by WordPress
   and the tables required by another piece of software using the same database.
   Problem resolved.

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 * Last reply from: [Maikuolan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maikuolan/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-45/#post-2001261)
 * Status: resolved

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