Title: Problem uploading / database
Last modified: September 15, 2016

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# Problem uploading / database

 *  Resolved [alberger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alberger1/)
 * (@alberger1)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/)
 * Hello All! Thanks in advance for any pointers! You may keep me from ripping all
   my hair out.
 * I made a site with a customized Bones theme and it is functioning well on my 
   local.
 * I have installed WP on the remote site using the providers easy-install (have
   tried all other methods too).
 * I have placed my customized theme into the themes folder and it is recognized
   by name and activated over Dashboard>Appearance>Themes. (Have tried the zipped
   upload too)
 * The Problem
    Though the background images from the customized themes images-folder
   appear, none of the content ie pages or css shows up. None of the pages, menus
   etc have been updated…
 * I’m using the msyql values my host has provided for the wp-config.php (and have
   tried various variations according to other solutions I’ve searched for.)
 * So I’m assuming the database is not being found or I have missed something (maybe
   earlier on in the process) to connect correctly to my custom theme folder.
 * Thanks again for your interest,
    A

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 *  [danhgilmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danhgilmore/)
 * (@danhgilmore)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/#post-8186984)
 * Content, customized CSS, menus, etc are all stored in the database. Your localhost
   DB is completely separate from your host’s DB.
 * You can either export your site via Tools->Export on local and Tools->Import 
   on remote, or just simply re-create the content/menus/etc.
 *  Thread Starter [alberger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alberger1/)
 * (@alberger1)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/#post-8187061)
 * Thanks for the quick answer!
 * Dragging the entire content form local to remote via ftp, respective directories
   an all, and updating the wp_config.php is not the same?
 *  [danhgilmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danhgilmore/)
 * (@danhgilmore)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/#post-8187089)
 * Unfortunately, no. You’ve copied up the required WordPress files, but not the
   content. All posts/comments/etc are stored in the database.
 * Check this out: [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-from-local-server-to-live-site/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-from-local-server-to-live-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [alberger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alberger1/)
 * (@alberger1)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/#post-8187610)
 * AAAAAAH! Uploading after downloading makes a lot of sense.
    Thank You, Sir!

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 * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/)

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 * Last reply from: [alberger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alberger1/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-database/#post-8187610)
 * Status: resolved

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