Title: $table_prefix
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# $table_prefix

 *  [ajayrohera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajayrohera/)
 * (@ajayrohera)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/)
 * I am new to word press and want to know if my site uses single installation, 
   how should I code “$table_prefix = ‘wp_'”??? Should it reamin as is or do I have
   to mention something???
 * Also, will be thankful to you if you can let me know how to code “define (‘WPLANG’,”)”
   if my site uses only english language.
 * Many thanks.

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 *  [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/)
 * (@lesbessant)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-619970)
 * You can leave the prefix as it is. There’s no need to change it for a single 
   installation.
 * And you don’t need to add anything to WPLANG if you’re using English.
 *  [gerritbakker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerritbakker/)
 * (@gerritbakker)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-620315)
 * i like to install more instances of WordPress, so i need to change the $table_prefix
   = ‘wp_’. is there any clear information (with examples) when i want to install
   2 different weblogs.
 * Thanks in advanced!
 * Gerrit Bakker
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-620316)
 * You change ONLY the `'wp_'` part… make it like
    ‘gerrit_’ or ‘bakker_’ ‘whatever_’
 * Resource: [Installing_Multiple_Blogs#Single_Database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs#Single_Database)
 *  [gerritbakker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerritbakker/)
 * (@gerritbakker)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-620317)
 * Another question about this subject;
 * What if a can use more than 1 database like, 3 weblog and per weblog 1 database.
   I think that i do not need to work with the $table_prefex right?
 * Thanks in advanced.
 * Gerrit Bakker
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-620318)
 * If you have 3 databases and you plan 3 blogs – then you don’t need to change 
   the prefix, just use one DB for each. However, you will have to change the DB_NAME
   part in the config files 🙂
 *  [gerritbakker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerritbakker/)
 * (@gerritbakker)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table_prefix/#post-620319)
 * Yep!
 * Thanks for the information.
 * Gerrit Bakker

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