Title: installing old wordpress files
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# installing old wordpress files

 *  [christian1961](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christian1961/)
 * (@christian1961)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-old-wordpress-files/)
 * Hi everybody,
    i have a backup copy of my old wordpress website. the version 
   of wordpress is 3.5.1 (5-6 years ago) i have one folder with several files and
   with 3 sub-folder (wp-admin , wp-content , wp-includes).
 * i have a new wordpress installation on my apple computer (offline)
    and i would
   like to copy my old website on the new wordpress installation.
 * is it possible ?
    how to proceed ?
 * thanks to everybody for any kind of suggestion.
 * christian

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 *  [Anass Rahou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ranss/)
 * (@ranss)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-old-wordpress-files/#post-10344283)
 * Hello there!
 * The best and easy solution to restore your WordPress site from an old backup 
   is to make a new and normal WordPress installation of the latest available.
 * Next, you need to copy the `wp-content` folder from your backup and past it inside
   your local website root of that new installation, beside wp-admin and `wp-includes`
   folders.
 * Once finished this step, you pass to import your database sql file from your 
   phpMyAdmin platfom. Your (zipped?) backup should include a SQL file that contains
   all your database content.
 * After that, make sure that your database name is the same on configuration file`
   wp-config.php` to connect your WordPress with the database correctly. You have
   to update too your database password if exists.
 * The next and final step is to edit your admin password (if forgotten) directly
   from the database. At this point, theoretically at lest, all is done, and next
   you can access without problems to your website dashboard.
 * Please let me know if you have any inconvenient 🙂

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