Deleting old wordpress installations from one database

  • Resolved zapster94

    (@zapster94)


    8 years, 11 months ago

    Hi guys,

    In the past I have installed three wordpress sites into one database. Currently there is only one site running in this database and I want to get rid of the old tables/rows since they can only slow down the current website. Each installation was given an own prefix i.e. “wp_”, “wp2_” and “wp_3”. What is the best way to get rid of these old tables or rows in my database?

    My suggestion would be via phymyadmin but I’m not sure what would be the best method for cleaning up the content

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  • I would first make a back-up of the entire database, this way you have a rollback point if cause any issues. Next I would remove all of the tables that begin with a specific prefix and you can match that prefix to the installation based upon the wp-config for that installation. Yes, I would use phpmyadmin to do all of this.

    Thread Starter zapster94

    (@zapster94)

    Thanks for your reply!

    I’ll try it that way!

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