Title: Migrate data without admin panel
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Migrate data without admin panel

 *  [ctbenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctbenko/)
 * (@ctbenko)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/)
 * I setup a site for someone as charity and the site has since become infected 
   and 1and1 took it offline. They provided a log and support and im on the path
   to getting things back.
 * My issue is this. I want to redo the site from the ground up but i would like
   to carry the old posts over. I cannot however get into the old site to export
   the data. Some of the site files that became infected are locked and i cant transfer
   them to off the server. I was planning on running the site local to do the export
   but that may not be an option.
 * Im not concerned with addins etc, just posts. Could anyone point me to a resource
   or explain what my options are. Thanks

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 *  [Marko Heijnen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markoheijnen/)
 * (@markoheijnen)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191204)
 * Hey,
 * You can still access the database I assume? so you could export the data. Or 
   did you asked our customer care to see if they could do that.
 *  Thread Starter [ctbenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctbenko/)
 * (@ctbenko)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191239)
 * Yes i was able to export the SQL database. I wasnt sure if the db contains all
   the data i need or if some of it was contained in the files i pulled from the
   server via FTP.
 * What would the process be for migrating the content into WP(considering my situation)?
 *  [Marko Heijnen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markoheijnen/)
 * (@markoheijnen)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191240)
 * If it’s locally then you can create a new database and import the content.
 * After that you need to change the domain in your database. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL)
   should give you a head start.
 * For the files it’s a bit tricky. I don’t know why my colleagues put it offline.
   In general what you could do is:
    – Download WordPress – Download the plugins/
   themes from the original source. – Get wp-content/upload and check if you don’t
   see weird .php files.
 *  Thread Starter [ctbenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctbenko/)
 * (@ctbenko)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191262)
 * Sorry not sure i understand. I wiped the site from the host (after backing up
   the db) and have since installed WP and done the initial setup (in a new db).
   Is there a way i can take the old posts and import them into the new site from
   just the db backup?
 *  [Marko Heijnen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markoheijnen/)
 * (@markoheijnen)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191304)
 * An idea would be to wipe the database and import your backup. If the prefix is
   still the same then everything should be fine.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrate-data-without-admin-panel/#post-5191304)
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