Body: <p>I am doing a fresh install of CiviCRM. Civi is using the WP database. When I use the Installer, I get the error "CiviCRM data from previous installation exists in 'db_WPyadayada'. Is there a way to delete all the Civi tables from 'db_WPyadayada' and connect Civi to another database?  I have another database 'db_wtf1' that has up to date contact info etc. from a previous installation.  If I try to connect to that database with the Installer I get the same error "CiviCRM data from previous installation exists in 'db_wtf1'.  Is there a way to work around this?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Hi this seems like the same as your other question (https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/35342/when-reinstalling-civicrm-it-will-not-allow-connection-to-a-database-with-preex)? It's better to edit the original question which will push it to the top of the list, rather than have duplicates in stackexchange.
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-19T22:46:04.623Z
Comments.Text: OK, thanks @Demerit.
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Title: CiviCRM will not load the database
ThreadText: # CiviCRM will not load the database
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-19)
  
  I am doing a fresh install of CiviCRM. Civi is using the WP database. When I use the Installer, I get the error "CiviCRM data from previous installation exists in 'db\_WPyadayada'. Is there a way to delete all the Civi tables from 'db\_WPyadayada' and connect Civi to another database? I have another database 'db\_wtf1' that has up to date contact info etc. from a previous installation. If I try to connect to that database with the Installer I get the same error "CiviCRM data from previous installation exists in 'db\_wtf1'. Is there a way to work around this?
  
  **Tags:** wordpress, database
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Hi this seems like the same as your other question (https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/35342/when-reinstalling-civicrm-it-will-not-allow-connection-to-a-database-with-preex)? It's better to edit the original question which will push it to the top of the list, rather than have duplicates in stackexchange.  
  > **username_0**: OK, thanks @username_1.  
  
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