Title: WordPress Database Backup plugin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress Database Backup plugin

 *  [steveadams617](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steveadams617/)
 * (@steveadams617)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin-2/)
 * I downloaded a copy of the database using WordPress Database Backup plugin from
   a machine with WP 2.0.5installed. I then installed 2.0.5 on my machine and used
   phpMyAdmin to restore the data from a SQL script. Everything looks okay except
   special characters like apostrophes and dashes which are being displayed as diamonds
   with questions marks in Firefox and question marks in IE. Anyone have any idea
   what I’ve done wrong?
 * Thanks
    Steve

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 *  [lelion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lelion/)
 * (@lelion)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin-2/#post-545105)
 * It’s probably related to an encoding problem…
 * Drop a look into this thread:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/44357?replies=4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/44357?replies=4)
 * It won’t give you all the answers, maybe, but will point you in the right direction:)
   Something with the encodings in your case went wrong, at the moment of backup
   and/or restore MySQL, and you should dig deeper to see what and where.
 * (Note: This question maybe should be better addressed to _How-to and Troubleshooting_)

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin-2/#post-545105)
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