Title: WordPress database error message
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress database error message

 *  Resolved [marday](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marday/)
 * (@marday)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-message-1/)
 * Hello
 * Could anyone help with an error message I keep getting.
 * I just installed a new website with a semiologic theme
 * Everytime I save a change in the admin area, I get this message posted at the
   top of the screen
 * WordPress database error: [Table ‘alavanzo_wrdp1.wp_categories’ doesn’t exist]
   
   SELECT categories.* FROM wp_categories as categories INNER JOIN wp_post2cat as
   post2cat ON post2cat.category_id = categories.cat_ID INNER JOIN wp_posts as posts
   ON posts.ID = post2cat.post_id WHERE categories.category_nicename IN ( ‘archives’,‘
   about’, ‘contact’ ) AND categories.category_parent = 0 AND posts.post_status 
   = ‘publish’ AND posts.post_date_gmt <= ‘2007-12-04 14:46:00’
 * Any ideas of what I can do to fix this?
 * Thank
    M

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-message-1/#post-662466)
 * Is the error there if you switch to the default or classic theme that comes with
   WP 2.3.x?
    If not – it’s an incompatible theme… See the “sticky” post on the 
   main page of the forum!
 *  Thread Starter [marday](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marday/)
 * (@marday)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-message-1/#post-662488)
 * moshu
 * Thanks for answering my question,
 * It seems like this may be the issue,
 * However, I am not really liking the themes that it is compatible with.
 * I tried to find the “sticky” post on the main forum to see what I might do about
   this but cannot locate it
 * Is sticky the actual topic name?
 * Thanks
    M
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-message-1/#post-662491)
 * Under the LATEST DISCUSSIONS there are 3 “stickied” posts on blue background…
 * > [Support Forums](https://wordpress.org/support/)

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 * Last activity: [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-message-1/#post-662491)
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