kevbikemad

Looks like it’s working now, suspecting the host did something on their end. I will update when I find out what they did.

Sorry, I have very limited (no) knowledge about databases. Why would I need to re-create a table if I am trying to basically re-install an entire database?

I was trying to follow the steps from the codex.

Login to phpMyAdmin.
Click databases, and select the database that you will be importing your data into.
You will then see either a list of tables already inside that database or a screen that says no tables exist. This depends on your setup.
Across the top of the screen will be a row of tabs. Click the Import tab.
On the next screen will be a Location of Text File box, and next to that a button named Browse.
Click Browse. Locate the backup file stored on your computer.
Make sure the SQL radio button is checked.
Click the Go button.

i am basically trying to do the same thing as a test for an upcoming project, but was testing using the footer.php.

i basically duplicated the footer.php file and called it test.php

then i went to the page.php and added this at the bottom

<?php get_test(); ?>

not working yet, so what else do I need to do to make the test.php content show on the page.php pages?
do I need to add or edit the functions.php? (or anything else)

sorry for hijacking this thread.