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I confused the two words “Site” and “Page” …

By writing Site I actually meant Page …

Sorry for the missunderstanding …

No, it was definately not a Multisite WP !!!!

Hello Jason,

thanks for reply.

Yes, I have a backup both of the server files and the database.

First I tried to restore the files onto the server and the database files into the database. Changed all the paths in the database files. Didn’t work.

Then I installed WP new. Of course it worked.

Then I replaced the files of the database of the new WP installation with my backed up database files. And replaced the server files of the new WP installation with the backed up server files.

My old WP blog worked as a Website. So I had a lot of different sites on this blog (created at the WP dashboard using “New site”).

Adter replacing the wp-content files of the new installed WP blog with that ones of my backup, I was able to see my old WP blog (as a Website) the first site.

On this site I have seen the links to all the other sites on this my old WP blog (Website). But this links didn’t work. (Maybe it helps you better to understand if you take a look on one of my other WP blog-website at this internet adress: wasserspiele.emotion-experts.com or at https://www.the-emotion-experts.com/Wasserspiele-Blog/ ).

And after I restored my backuped files from the wp-includes folder with that ones of the new installed WP blog, the blog didn’t start anymore …

Was I now able to explain my problem in a better understanding way? Sorry for my previous missunderstanding explanation …

Very truly yours,

Thomas Libermann

James,

yes, this is what drives me crazy. I know that WP finds the database, and I have no clue what is going on …

OK, I will try to find somebody who probably can help me.

Thank you very much for trying help me.

Regards,

Thomas

Now I tried once more to start the blog, but there still appears the screen telling me that Welcome to the 5 minute installation of WP and that I should fill in the name of the “new” blog and the PW …

Thomas

James,

I have only one table name ending in _posts.

I has 456 entries, and it is very possible that my blog hat that amount of posts and pages I had.

Thomas

James,

yes, I checked $table_prefix now for several times. It matches.

But I still receive the WP-message-screen that I have to choose the name and the PW of the WP blog …

Thomas

James,

yes, I have checked the name of the $table_prefix and it seems to be OK.

During all my different tries I tried to change this name several times, but it did not change my problem in any way …

Do you have another hint???

Thomas

James,

thank you so muach for your answer.

I will immediately try to check this out (although I have no clue if I will be able to do that – sounds for me too complicated …).

Thank you anyway!

Thomas