restoring database at a new host

  • Resolved kensavage

    (@kensavage)


    18 years, 7 months ago

    I installed WP at my new host and got everything setup with the default settings. I’m using the same database name as my backup database (wordpress).
    So there site it up and running with no problems with the default install but when I restore the 65 meg backed up database and then try to view the website it looks like this:
    https://www.kensavage.com/

    basically all jumbled text and numbers.

    I also uploaded my old wp-content folder with the plugins and theme I was previous using. I’ve backed up and restored this database 2 times now from the old host to the new one just to be sure the database wasn’t corrupted.

    Any ideas what I might have done wrong?

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  • Looks like a jpeg file header…
    Check your index.php’s?
    Does the new server have PHP installed? If so, what version?
    Windows or Linux server?

    Thread Starter kensavage

    (@kensavage)

    Linux dedicated server
    PHP Version 4.3.9
    fresh install with only WP 2.0.4 files

    How are you uploading files? FTP?

    Check your index.php, it should look like this:
    <?php
    /* Short and sweet */
    define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
    require('./wp-blog-header.php');
    ?>

    Thread Starter kensavage

    (@kensavage)

    yea FTP. The site was working with a generic install and then I restored the old database with the same name and login as what was there.

    Now the site either doesnt render or it’s all jumbled text.

    Thread Starter kensavage

    (@kensavage)

    I can also just change the database name and login into in wp-config.php and go back to a known good default database. So it’s not the php files.

    I just wonder if I’m doing the mysql database restore the right way.

    Thread Starter kensavage

    (@kensavage)

    Right now the site is up and running with a default install database.
    Running correctly. I have another database called wordpress that I imported the old 65 meg database into. Is this the way I should do it or should I just restore the old database right into the working database now?

    ok my default wordpress is up and running. Now how do I restore the old database the PROPER way?

    ok looks like I did it.

    thx for help.

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