Multiple instances of the WordPress core files in my SQL

  • Resolved layerslearning

    (@layerslearning)


    2 years ago

    It looks like there are three instances of wordpress installed on my site. I have had the site hosted with three different companies over the years and this might be why?

    For example I have these files in phpMyAdmin:

    wp_ns388xb9x9_actionscheduler_logs
    wp_k4ukyp_actionscheduler_logs
    wp_catbq4_actionscheduler_logs

    Everything appears to be duplicated in this way. What happened? How can I fix it?

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  • Dave

    (@dvaer)

    You can have a look in your wp-config.php file. You’ll find this at the highest level of your WordPress installation.

    In that file there’s a line like this: 

    $table_prefix = 'xxxx_';

    The xxxx_ part is your table prefix. In your case it will be one of these three below:

    • wp_ns388xb9x9_
    • wp_k4ukyp_
    • wp_catbq4_

    The one you see in wp-config is the one your current WordPress installation uses. So you can delete any tables that use the other two.

    But before you do so, backup your database, just to be sure

    So make a backup of your database, then delete the unused tables, check your whole website to make sure everything is okay.

    I hope this helps.

    Also, the unused tables don’t harm your site. They just take up space, but they don’t interfere with your site. Still, it makes sense to remove them to have your database more optimised.

    Thread Starter layerslearning

    (@layerslearning)

    Thanks. I deleted the extra tables. And my site is great.

    We’ve had big problems with slowdowns on the site and bots hitting us constantly and I just want it as streamlined as possible.

    Your help is appreciated.

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