[Solved]"A Prestashop database already exists, please drop it or change the prefix"

[tatamimi]

Hello!

I'm trying to install PRESTASHOP in the rental server of japan.
but I could't finish the install, it stops at the step 3, always with the message
"A Prestashop database already exists, please drop it or change the prefix".

After I struggled for half a day, I changed the hosting server and try again, It worked very smooth.

I wonder why it didn't work at the first hosting server,
I think maybe it is because the condition of PHP, but I don't know so much about that.

If someone know the reason please give some advices and help me!

The php condition of the first server which didn't work with prestashop is here,

http://testtatami.main.jp/info.php

(This site is for the testing so it exists only 1week from today 2011/2/23 )


Thank you!

[Radu]

it seems that you already had some prestashop tables prior to installing prestashop.
you can try again creating a new database to see if you get the same error

[tatamimi]

Hi!

Thank you for your advice.

I tried several times to delate the database and make new one but il was always the same error message and could'nt go next step yesterday.

But today, I finally succeed to go to next step.
I don't understand what was the problem exactly... but now it works.

Thank you so much.
(I feel sorry that my question can't give any solutions...)
But I'm glad to get someone's advice so quickly.

Sincerely.