Comments on: How to import WordPress SQL database backup file without having ‘create new database’ privileges in phpMyAdmin

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search engine optimization seo services — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:41:01 +0000

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By: Nedbenj

Nedbenj — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:38:05 +0000

You’re a genius .

Thanks a lot for this handy tip, I spent hours trying to get this to work before seeing your post.
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By: Watashiii

Watashiii — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:57:32 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:08:25 +0000

@Roady, what charset are you using?

By: Roady

Roady — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:59:41 +0000

I took the backup of my database of wordpress though the cpanel -> backup > mysql . When I open it, The text is not in english and in some other weird language. Any thing I can do with this file to get my database back up?

Thanks

By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:10:38 +0000

@abbie, this should be easy.. just use the database of the existing blog and run the SQL commands using phpMyAdmin to add the data of the old blog to this new one.

So…
1. Back up the SQL file of your old blog using phpMyAdmin.
2. open the recently downloaded backup SQL file and change the line where it says create database to use the database name of the new blog.
3. Execute the content of the SQL file in the phpMyAdmin of your new blog so it inserts all the entries to this database.

By: abbie

abbie — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:42:58 +0000

Hi Admin,
Thanks for sharing this info.

So.. we have to make a new database. What if I want to import a downloaded sql from an old blog to an existing new blog that has had posts and comments already, so that the (different) posts and comments in the old blog inserted into the new blog?

Any suggest would be highly appreciated. Thx..

By: Brendon

Brendon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:40:09 +0000

Exactly what I was looking for. I was transferring my blog and I got the error when importing the SQL database. Glad to have found this post!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:48:51 +0000

@Gina I am glad that the explanation solved your database import issue. I was terrified when I was getting errors trying to import my wordpress database from my old hosting to the new hosting using phpMyAdmin.

By: Gina Alessia

Gina Alessia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:23:12 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Just what i needed, best explanation possible.