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How To Fix database error datasbase.wp_user doesn't exist for query

I have tried to login in WordPress through WP-CLI but as I run wp-login, It shows “database error database.wp_user doesn’t exist for query” and a bunch of other lines and I become unable to login. What can I do to fix it, I appreciate any help from you.


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Bobby Iliev
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October 18, 2020
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Hi there @newwayelegant,

To me it looks like that either your database details are not correct in your wp-config.php file, you need to make sure that you use the correct database name, database username and password.

If this is not the case, then it’s possible that the database is not complete. If this is a new installation what you could do is create a new blank database and let the WordPress install script create the tables from scratch.

Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby

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