Title: previous database got overwritten while installing WordPress
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# previous database got overwritten while installing WordPress

 *  Resolved [ranit1990](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ranit1990/)
 * (@ranit1990)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/)
 * I had another two databases in my server. Now while want to install WordPress
   in another site I kept ” Automatically create a new database.” option checked
   in the advanced options. Still while installing it installed it in my previously
   created database which was at top position(created 1st) and as a result it got
   erased and I lost my contents.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/#post-3170126)
 * WordPress doesn’t create any databases automatically. Were you perhaps using 
   a 1-click installer?
 *  Thread Starter [ranit1990](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ranit1990/)
 * (@ranit1990)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/#post-3170127)
 * yes
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/#post-3170128)
 * Then you need to speak to your hosts about this.
 *  Thread Starter [ranit1990](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ranit1990/)
 * (@ranit1990)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/#post-3170129)
 * ok. Thanks.

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [ranit1990](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ranit1990/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-database-got-overwritten-while-installing-wordpress/#post-3170129)
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