Title: Backup issues
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Backup issues

 *  [niceric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niceric/)
 * (@niceric)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/)
 * Hiya, I would like to ask a silly question. I have my WP contents backup, and
   would like to reinstall my WP. The question is, how do I load the content back
   to WP?
 * Thank you.

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 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-384801)
 * when you say “contents”, are you referring to the “wp-contents” directory or 
   are referring to your actual post content? If it is the database .sql file you
   are meaning, [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/)
   might prove to be a useful tutorial. If you need more general info about PHPmyadmin,
   [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/phpmyadmin2/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/phpmyadmin2/)
   will shed some light.
 * If not the database, then clarify and well get you in the right direction.
 *  [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/)
 * (@ifelse)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-384802)
 * Try taking a look at [this page on restoring your DB](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup)
   in the codex.
 *  [ifelse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ifelse/)
 * (@ifelse)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-384804)
 * What Miklb is saying is right; WP stores the blog posts in the DB so to backup
   your data, you’ll also need to [have backed up your DB](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database)
   first. You can then follow the link we’ve posted which will guide you on your
   way to restoring the posts.
 * Backing up your wp-content folder only backs up your plugins, uploaded images
   and your themes (the design). To restore these, just reupload again.
 *  Thread Starter [niceric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niceric/)
 * (@niceric)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-385079)
 * hmmm… I’ve tried the steps in [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/#two](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/#two).
   But it doesn’t really work.
 * I want to move all the contents (not the wp-contents but the posts, comments,
   links etc) to a new directory (from niceric.com/blog to weblog.niceric.com).
 * It works fine, all the contents are there but when I click on any links, it actually
   link back to the previous directory, same happen when I trying to access admin
   panel, it actually access to old one.
 * hmmmm, did I miss something here?
 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-385090)
 * You need to read up on moving WP now. Either [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
   or [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/)
 * I’d start with the codex article, and if you run into a problems, then look at
   Podz’s tutorial.
 * And as always, run into problems, check back here.

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 * Last reply from: [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-issues/#post-385090)
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