Title: Problem Restoring from BackUpWordPress
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Problem Restoring from BackUpWordPress

 *  Resolved [officeFocus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/officefocus/)
 * (@officefocus)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-restoring-from-backupwordpress/)
 * After installing Bulletproof anti-spam plugin, I found the WP site itself wasn’t
   bulletproof.
 * Before installing Bulletproof I ran a full backup using #BackUpWordPress and 
   kept the backup offsite.
 * After running Bulletproof processes I lost access to all WP files, and so was
   unable to deactivate/uninstall Bulletproof, I tired deleting the new .htaccess
   files Bulletproof created. No luck still (only white screen with any URL) so 
   I decided to delete all of the WP files and restore from the backup.
 * After all backed-up files were restored, I had the basic site including static
   index page content, but no links and other plugin content missing. I deleted 
   the database entirely and repopulated the tables from the backup using PHPMyAdmin.
 * Looking at the database content, all appears present and correct, including page
   slugs. I’ve also checked the database credentials in the wp-config.php file which
   are correct.
 * Now however no content can be seen. It’s a hell of a job manually recreating 
   the site so I’m hoping someone can help me here.
 * The URL is [http://empirebay.net](http://empirebay.net) although there’s nothing
   to see there.

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 *  Thread Starter [officeFocus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/officefocus/)
 * (@officefocus)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-restoring-from-backupwordpress/#post-5832318)
 * Well, folks – problem solved by experimentation driven by desperation. The public
   root .htaccess file was empty and therefore not running PHP. Copied .htaccess
   paramenters from another functioning wordpress site and all OK. Anyone reading
   this treat Bulletproof with great caution – it’s probably best used by someone
   with the skills sufficient no to actually need. A dangerous weapon in the hands
   of those who need it most.

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