Title: Uploading backup database after using new
Last modified: January 15, 2020

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# Uploading backup database after using new

 *  Resolved [garyartista](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyartista/)
 * (@garyartista)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/)
 * Hi
 * I reinstalled WP on my site. There are many images. I started working on the 
   theme and plugins when I noticed that the images were not showing in the mediate
   library. I tried two plugins without success. I added some images and publised
   a post and added an image to a page. Then I realized that I did not upload the
   database I’d downloaded just before I reinstalled.
 * Can I just now upload the database or do I need to start over? I have a lot of
   images of my artwork so it takes quite some time to re-upload them.
 * thanks
 * Gary
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fuploading-backup-database-after-using-new%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Valentin Bora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valentinbora/)
 * (@valentinbora)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12327467)
 * You could first take a backup of your new installation’s database, so you have
   it ready if you want to switch back.
 * Then I think it’s a good idea to upload/overwrite your database with the one 
   where you have all the Media. It’s much easier/faster than having to re-upload
   all the Media by hand.
 *  Thread Starter [garyartista](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyartista/)
 * (@garyartista)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12327992)
 * Finally! It was hard uploading the database as it is slightly larger than permitted
   by PhP which has a limit of 50meg. Is it possible to up this limit?
 * thanks for the assistance
 *  Thread Starter [garyartista](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyartista/)
 * (@garyartista)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12328086)
 * This got me back to the problem I had before. I can not add blocks! No plugins
   are active.
 *  Thread Starter [garyartista](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyartista/)
 * (@garyartista)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12328168)
 * Somehow disable Visual was checked in User settings.
 *  [Valentin Bora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valentinbora/)
 * (@valentinbora)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12328263)
 * If your hosting provider allows you to tweak PHP (or PHP.ini) settings (in cPanel
   maybe), you should find the entry `upload_max_filesize` and `post_max_size`, 
   and increase them.
 * If you consider the issue resolved, please give us a reply and mark it as **Status:
   resolved**.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [garyartista](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyartista/)
 * (@garyartista)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12328306)
 * Matter resolved. I increased those limits but still PHP showed a max of 50meg
   and would not upload the DB. Support team uploaded it for me.
 * thanks again

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

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-backup-database-after-using-new/#post-12328306)
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