database table prefix

The database table prefix is a string (a few characters long) that goes before the name of database tables. Using a prefix enables you to run multiple websites in a single database.

The database table prefix can be set during website engine installation. Changing it later is possible with the help of Find-and-Replace tool of code editors (such as Dreamweaver or Notepad++).

It is important that you make sure that the table prefix that you set up during website engine installation matches the table prefix of the sample data.sql file that you import. If the prefix of the imported file does not match the one that was entered during the engine installation, no sample data will be displayed.

Please make sure that table prefix of your sample data .sql file matches the one that was defined during engine installation. If this is not the case, please use Find-and-Replace tool of code editors (such as Dreamweaver or Notepad++) to replace the table prefix in the sample data .sql file with the one that you defined during website installation.

For more information on changing database prefix of your template, please check the following tutorials: WordPress. How to change database tables prefix (if necessary) and import SQL file (for a WordPress template) and Joomla 3.x. How to change database table prefix in sql file (for a Joomla template).