Title: Imported data – Garbage
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Imported data – Garbage

 *  [onlineperson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onlineperson/)
 * (@onlineperson)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imported-data-garbage/)
 * I have a big problem. I have moved my WordPress blog from one host to another
   as last one went down. I had exported all my tables from earlier host. I am importing
   those in new installation however posts are now coming up with tags like &gt &
   lt &quot etc.
 * Is there any way to clean these up.

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imported-data-garbage/#post-1393966)
 * See if anything in the Character Set or DB Collation sections help:
    [Editing wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 * For example if your blog was started pre 2.2 then you may need to delete DB_CHARSET
   or DB_COLLATE from your wp-config.php file.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imported-data-garbage/#post-1393966)
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