Opened 5 months ago
Last modified 5 months ago
#63916 new defect (bug)
Reinstall page advises users to delete their previous database
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| Milestone: | Awaiting Review | Priority: | normal |
| Severity: | minor | Version: | |
| Component: | Upgrade/Install | Keywords: | has-patch |
| Focuses: | Cc: |
Description
It's not good advice because users who understand the consequences of deleting their database are more likely to have already taken a backup and dropped the tables before attempting a reinstall. It is safer, faster, and easier, to instead ask the user to change their table prefix, leaving the data from their previous site untouched.
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Non-destructive advice for reinstall.
Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63916