Title: Starting Over
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Starting Over

 *  Resolved [timfl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timfl/)
 * (@timfl)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-over-12/)
 * I’ve had a WordPress site for many years now. The latest iteration is about 4
   years old, so it is time to rework the site with a new theme. My situation is
   a little different, so I’m trying to think through the steps and appreciate any
   help I can get. Here’s what I’ve done so far:
    - backed and downloaded the database
    - used WordPress export to export all posts and pages
    - downloaded all assets- images,documents,etc.
    - all the wordpress files were in a separate sub-directory
    - those files were deleted
    - fresh WordPress install in new directory with the same name and path as the
      old one.
 * Here’s what I’m thinking of doing:
    1. import old database to new one using PHPmyAdmin
    2. import posts and pages using WordPress import plugin
    3. upload assets via FTP
    4. test
 * The only thing is, I know from past experience that I can’t simply upload the
   images and other assets with the same folder structure as before. Or is there
   a way?
 * If there are flaws in my plan or an easier way to do it, I’d love to hear about
   it.
 * Thanks,
    Tim

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 *  Thread Starter [timfl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timfl/)
 * (@timfl)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-over-12/#post-4148737)
 * Forgot to add that I will probably need to do a Search and Replace in the testing
   part to fix any broken links.

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

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