Title: Settings overridden when importing database
Last modified: October 16, 2016

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# Settings overridden when importing database

 *  Resolved [stanbub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caroline72/)
 * (@caroline72)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-overridden-when-importing-database/)
 * Hi
 * Not sure if i’m missing something obvious here, but I can’t find a way to prevent
   the Updraftplus settings from being overridden when I import the database from
   my local development site to my live site (both sites are copies of each other).
 * I’ve tried various scenarios to fix this:
    - If I delete the Updraftplus plugin on my local site, then export the database
      and import it to my live site, all the settings in my live site are reset 
      to the default settings.
    - If I deactivate the plugin on my local site, then export the database and 
      import it to my live site, the plugin is then deactivated on my live site
 * Is there any way to keep the plugin installed on both sites without settings 
   from one site overriding settings on the other site when the database is pushed
   and pulled between them? I would have the settings the same on both sites, but
   I can’t as I can’t use the same Google Drive Client ID and Secret on both sites
   according to your instructions.
 * Apologies if i’m missing something obvious here!
 * Many thanks
    Caroline

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-overridden-when-importing-database/#post-8315945)
 * > when I import the database from my local development site to my live site
 * Is this using the paid Migrator add-on? If so, then unfortunately, WordPress.
   org rules don’t allow commercial queries to be dealt with on their website – 
   [https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products](https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)–
   so please post here instead: [https://updraftplus.com/paid-support-requests/](https://updraftplus.com/paid-support-requests/)
 * Best wishes,
    David
 *  Thread Starter [stanbub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caroline72/)
 * (@caroline72)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-overridden-when-importing-database/#post-8344422)
 * Hi David
 * No, this is just using the free Updraftplus plugin. I export and import the WordPress
   database myself. There seems to be no way to prevent the settings in my local
   site from being applied to my live site when I do this, and every time the settings
   on my live site are deleted, as are all the previous backups, and I have to import
   the settings from the json file I saved. It’s very frustrating. Any advice would
   be really welcome.
 * Thanks
    Caroline

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-overridden-when-importing-database/#post-8344422)
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