Title: Multiple WordPress Databases – Which one am I using?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Multiple WordPress Databases – Which one am I using?

 *  [Connor O.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/connor-o/)
 * (@connor-o)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/)
 * I am responsible for maintaining and updating a WordPress site for a small company.
   I didn’t setup the initial installation.
 * Our WordPress is currently version 3.2.1. I am in the process of updating the
   site to 3.5, but am backing up our files and database first.
 * To my surprise, when I logged in to our Web Host Account (GoDaddy), I found **
   6** databases, all similarly named.
 * For example: Company; CompanyWordPress; CompanyWordPressNew; WordPress
 * This has confused me. Is there a way to determine which database is being used
   by our website? I can back up all 6 databases, but if something were to happen…
   I wouldn’t know which database to re-install.
 * Hopefully, with your help, I can determine which single database is in use and
   delete the remaining 5 inactive databases.

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 *  [wp_sam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp_sam/)
 * (@wp_sam)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/#post-3369928)
 * yes you can download the wp-config file from FTP and you can find the database
   information from there. I hope this will help.
 *  Thread Starter [Connor O.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/connor-o/)
 * (@connor-o)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/#post-3369936)
 * Thanks for your help, Sam.
 * I looked into the wp-config file. However, I still see two databases listed. 
   Does the “/” in front of the ‘companywebdb’ mean it’s inactive? Or does the text,
   copied below, show that we are actually using two databases?
 * COPIED FROM WP-CONFIG.PHP
 * /** The name of the database for WordPress */
    /*define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘companywebdb’);*/
   define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘companywordpressn’);
 * /** MySQL database username */
    /*define(‘DB_USER’, ‘companywebdb’);*/ define(‘
   DB_USER’, ‘companywordpressn’);
 *  [wp_sam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp_sam/)
 * (@wp_sam)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/#post-3370069)
 * hmmmm….. follow below steps
 * 1) Login to phpMyAdmin.
    2) Click the link to your Databases. 3) A list of your
   databases will appear. Choose the one that is your WordPress database in your
   case check both database companywebdb & companywordpressn 4) All the tables in
   your database will appear on the screen. 5) From the list, look for wp_options.
   Note: The table prefix of wp_ may be different if you changed it when installing.
   6) Click on the small icon indicated as Browse. 7) A screen will open with a 
   list of the fields within the wp_options table. 8) Under the field option_name,
   scroll down and look for siteurl.
 * You will see the URL of the site there.
 *  Thread Starter [Connor O.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/connor-o/)
 * (@connor-o)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/#post-3370088)
 * Appreciate your help. I looked into both option_name fields for the two databases
   listed in the wp-config.php file.
 * I found the siteurl listed for both databases – both list our company’s homepage.
 * Does this mean our website uses two WordPress databases? I’d be surprised if 
   that were the case.
 * Doesn’t a backslash in a file render code inactive? I’m wondering if that applies
   to the code from wp-config.php, listed here:
 * **/**** The name of the database for WordPress ***/**
    **/***define(‘DB_NAME’,‘
   companywebdb’);***/** define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘companywordpressn’);

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wordpress-databases-which-one-am-i-using/#post-3370088)
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