Title: Problems migrating WordPress with a given .zip
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Problems migrating WordPress with a given .zip

 *  [rul3s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rul3s/)
 * (@rul3s)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-migrating-wordpress-with-a-given-zip/)
 * Hi!
 * I have a friend who had a wordpress and wanted to change domain/hosting. Before
   it expires he downloaded by FTP all files and made a DataBase backup.
 * Now, he doesnt know how to make it work again and asked me for some help, but
   I can’t make it work neither…
 * As I’ve said, I have a .zip with all FTP wordpress files (suposed) and a .sql
   backup of the database.
 * So to restore it I’ve done this:
    · Create a database on the new hosting and 
   import the .sql · Uncompress and upload all folders/files of the .zip · Link 
   wp-config.php with the new database name and password
 * So what I get is a “working” website which theme and design is not working as
   expected and special characters neither (spanish language).
 * If I enter /wp-admin I see lots of errors like ” * is deprecated, use * instead”
   etc…
 * I am missing something? Maybe ha hasnt copied correctly?
 * Thanks you all!

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-migrating-wordpress-with-a-given-zip/#post-7348557)
 * If the domain or directory of the site is anything different from what it was
   before, you’ll need to change the `siteurl` and `home` values in the database:
   [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database)

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-migrating-wordpress-with-a-given-zip/#post-7348557)
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