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Sep 05 2007

How to delete comments using phpMyAdmin

Posted by: eBestAgent in HOW-TO, WORDPRESS

How to delete comments using phpMyAdmin.

1. Login to your web hosting administration control panel.

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2. Click on MySQL administration.

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3. Click on phpMyAdmin.

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4. Click on the wp_comments on your database

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5. Delete the comment. Or you can Edit the comment from phpMyAdmin.

NOTICE: Administration panel design may look different from your hosting company web site. But all the core options are same.

WARNING: phpMyAdmin is a very powerful tool. Be careful what you delete because you can’t retrieve it. You may refer it to your web hosting manual or technical service for advice.

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11 Responses to “How to delete comments using phpMyAdmin”
  1. WordPress “your host may have disabled the mail() function…” error | eBestAgent says: September 5th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

    [...] How to delete comments using phpMyAdmin [...]

  2. Alex Shalman says: October 25th, 2007 at 5:47 am

    This wasn’t a fun thing to wake up to. Luckily for me, you post saved the day! Thank you very much!

  3. eBestAgent says: November 1st, 2007 at 10:13 am

    You’re welcome, Alex~

    My post helped someone, cool~ :smile:

    You’ve got a nice list of recommended reading. I haven’t read or heard most of your book list. Which one do you recommend most? I’ll definitely take a look. Thanks~

    Happy blogging~

  4. WordPress Error "your host may have disabled the mail() function..." | WordPress 4T says: November 2nd, 2007 at 12:07 pm

    [...] You probably received a trackback comment and it jammed your database. If your blog crashed after you moderate a trackback comment or a spam comment, your error will fit into this conflict category. To fix this problem you need to login to your phpMyAdmin in your MySQL database. Here’s the step by step instruction: How to delete comments using phpMyAdmin. [...]

  5. oscar says: November 12th, 2007 at 10:40 am

    Thanks for the info! I had this issue today and had a panic attack! Thank God I found your instructions!

  6. eBestAgent says: November 12th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    You’re welcome, Oscar~

    Your blog is filled with beautiful wedding pictures. Outstanding~! :grin:

  7. youfoundjake says: February 4th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Argh, this just happened to me, thanks for posting the fix, mine was related to the corrupt talkback. Kudo’s to you!!!

  8. rexeditor says: February 10th, 2008 at 3:18 am

    You saved me. Thanks for the great advice!

  9. Jason Simon says: February 24th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    Thank you! This saved me from a sleepless night!

  10. Tee says: March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Thank you!! You solved my problem quickly and easily!! I really appreciate you posting this solution!

  11. Mike says: March 20th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Thank you so much! The instructions in this post helped me to bring my blog back. I’m very grateful for your generous advice.

    Mike

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