Title: Restore database problem Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Restore database problem * [missychic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missychic/) * (@missychic) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/) * I did search in archives for this problem but I don’t think any of those really apply to my current situation. I’m using 1.5 version and I already had a journal on another website that I’m closing down using 1.5 version. Now, I would like to restore this database to my new 1.5 database. All I got was a blank white screen. I made some mods like changing names, etc. but it’s not working. How can I resolve this? Thanks. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-197974) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_your_database_from_backup](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_your_database_from_backup) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-197986) * missychic – can you explain a bit more about what other files you may have changed? This doesn’t sound like a db problem so far * Thread Starter [missychic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missychic/) * (@missychic) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198059) * Ok, let me retrace my steps. I did a fresh install on the new website. Then I dropped all tables within the database via phpmyadmin. Then I followed the directions on tamba and codex. After that, I got a white blank page. I noticed that on the wp login page it was plain without the typical WP login page and the links on that login page had the old link to old website. * In my old website, it had different layout, different configurations, and some plugins but I removed those plugins while backing it up to a sql file. * What could have gone wrong? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198067) * Just thinking aloud… Did you get a “succeeded” message after the restore? Are the data in your config file updated for the old, imported DB? I mean the username, pw are the same? Are the site_url and home options corrected in your imported BD to reflect its new “home? (see: [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/)) * Thread Starter [missychic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missychic/) * (@missychic) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198084) * **moshu** * It worked! It’s all in the site url. Thanks so much. I have it up and running smoothly. * I appreciate for all of your help! Again, WP is a great software. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198086) * Great! Glad it worked out – happy wordpressing 🙂 * Thread Starter [missychic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missychic/) * (@missychic) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198763) * I thought I’d post under this thread rather than create a new one. * I was merging with older entries to my new WP and then made a backup. On the other WP, it was a version 1.5 while my current and active WP is 1.5.1.1. I followed the Restoring database from backup and fixing Siteurl procedures exactly. The query was successful. Then I upgraded to 1.5.1.2. Now, my WP is not showing up on main page. I’m not sure what went wrong? The siteurl is correct and I was able to view and edit entries as well as the rest of WP admin without a problem. The main page is the only thing that’s not showing my entries. I’m stumped by this. Help! TIA. * Thread Starter [missychic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missychic/) * (@missychic) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198764) * I’m going to bump this thread again. Please take a look at my entry above and I’d be grateful for your assistance. Like others, the Dashboard is blank as well. * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198765) * I think you’d be better off starting a new thread…. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Restore database problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * Last activity: [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-database-problem-2/#post-198765) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics