Title: database deleted
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# database deleted

 *  [vinod1978](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinod1978/)
 * (@vinod1978)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-deleted-2/)
 * I was told to ask this question here instead of troubleshooting. Hopefully someone
   will be able to help:
 * Ok, so I didn’t realize that I did this, but hopefully there is some resolution.
 * So I was creating a site on my personal web server and had plans to move it over
   to another server later on. WordPress was installed and so I had all the content
   on this personal web server.
 * When I moved it I copied all the content and moved it over to the new server.
   Apparently, I copied over all the content but I didn’t move all of the database
   content to the new one. The content on the personal web server was deleted and
   not recoverable, but I have all the files (meaning, images, css edits, php files,
   etc…) saved.
 * Is there anyway to install a new database and still use the content that I have?
   Do I have to start over (installing a theme, editing theme, etc…). Basically 
   I have all the files but not the database. What’s the quickest way of fixing 
   this.
 * Answers to questions that other users have asked
 * > But, first of all, what host are you using?
 * I’m using GoDaddy but I’ve called them and they don’t have the information anymore.
   I moved the WP content over, and then weeks later I got rid of that hosting and
   only used the new one. That’s when this issue happened because even though all
   the files and so forth were copied over it was accessing the database on the 
   old personal web server.
 * > As a response, you should be able to install WordPress into your new server,
   > which will create a MySql database in your server. If you did not have any 
   > users in your old database besides you (you could always move your users), 
   > installing a new database and just uploading your WordPress content onto it
   > should be fine.
 * This is exactly what I am hoping to accomplish. I wasn’t able to find much information
   on how to do this. I can install WordPress on the new server. I backed up the
   content there. I can create a new MySQL database but what I do besides uploading
   the content? Do I have to edit the wpconfig.php file or anything with the new
   database info? If so, do you know what I have to look for/what to edit? This 
   is the part that I am struggling with.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-deleted-2/#post-2671304)
 * Please continue with your previous topic: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-deleted-1?replies=6](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-deleted-1?replies=6)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-deleted-2/#post-2671304)
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