Title: Installation error, Table doesn’t exist! Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Installation error, Table doesn’t exist! * [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/) * on opening wp-admin/install.php i get the following error msg repeated many times Database error: [Table ‘bprudpaa.wp_options’ doesn’t exist] SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options whats going here can anyone help? thanx in advance, paul Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98315) * Try running wp-admin/upgrade.php ? Looks like something has gone with the install process. * Thread Starter [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98322) * heh podz thanx, before i read your reply i went ahead & continued with the install… so i seem to have setup a blog with a test post however when i try to login at [http://www.transphormetic.com/wordpress/wp-login.php](http://www.transphormetic.com/wordpress/wp-login.php) with correct info i get taken to 404 not found at this URL [http://www.transphormetic.com/wordpress/wp-admin/wp-login.php?redirect_to=](http://www.transphormetic.com/wordpress/wp-admin/wp-login.php?redirect_to=) any ideas here? thanx for you help, cheers, paul * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98324) * Odd.. I just registered (so delete me) and I too get a redirect. You could try deleting the file ‘wp-login.php’ and uploading a new one just in case an error has crept in there. That said, it could be an error in one of the files in /wp- admin too. * Thread Starter [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98331) * thanx for swift reply man, ok tried replacing ‘wp-login.php’ and still the same problem, where do i go from here?? nice one for helping, cheers, paul * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98332) * Next try.. delete everything inside the /wp-admin directory, then upload new files from your downloaded zip. Do delete those files first – don’t just overwrite. Some wierd redirect is going on somewhere. * Thread Starter [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98336) * did that, and guess what! same error…. hmmmm…. next step!!!?? please dont say reinstall with a fresh download! 🙂 man, thanx for your lightning fast replies, i owe you one, paul * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98339) * hmm….the table above – which it said does not exist – ‘wp_options’ contains two essential bits of info. They are the site url and the home address. If the program needs that info, and it’s not there, an error will occur. Note that the redirect address ends: “wordpress/wp-admin/wp-login.php?redirect_to=” As it’s a new blog, I would say that a complete reinstall is needed so that the database table in question gets written and is completed with the data it needs. ======== Download‘ wp-config.php’ Open it (with Wordpad – NOT Word), and change the ‘table_prefix’ from ‘wp_’ to wp1_’ Save the file. Upload it Run wp-admin/install.php again and see what happens. * Thread Starter [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98340) * sure, i did that and again on opening wp-admin/install.php Database error: [ Table ‘bprudpaa.wp1_options’ doesn’t exist] SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp1_options X 20 i imagine there isn’t any point in continuing with the install… you must be getting bored now 🙂 do you think i may have a corruption or something going on here? cheers, paul * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98342) * This gets odder – and I’m not bored yet 🙂 If you want to email me some details, do you want me to try and get it installed ? (ftp and cpanel logins) tamba2 at gmail dot com * Thread Starter [zooph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zooph/) * (@zooph) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98345) * heh man, thats beyond the call of duty! 🙂 unfortunately i have no cpanel acess from my host, is it still possible you can do something without cpanel? cheers, p * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98346) * Do you have phpmyadmin ? Any website management tools ? Either way, I’ll take a look 🙂 * Anonymous * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98352) * heh dood i just sent you the details, thanx again, paul * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98363) * No joy. The error “Database error: [Table ‘bprudpaa.wp_options’ doesn’t exist] SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options” appears as soon as install. php is called. php 4.1.2 mysql 3.23.39 Host: EasySpace. 1.2 and 1.2.1 installs produce this error. The ‘table_prefix’ has been altered 4 times now to try and get a successful install. Install does complete, but the login fails with a blank ending redirect as above. Phpmyadmin is not installed. Ideas anyone ? * Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/) * (@matt) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98366) * What sort of web server are you on? What version of PHP do you have? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/#post-98368) * From their page: Server Technology: Linux Operating System. Supported with Zeus Technology php 4.1.2 mysql 3.23.39 (The WP install reports the php version) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Installation error, Table doesn’t exist!’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 22 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [stilgar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stilgar/) * Last activity: [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-table-doesnt-exist/page/2/#post-98641) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics