Title: WordPress re-installation?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress re-installation?

 *  [dsortax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsortax/)
 * (@dsortax)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/)
 * Hello, I have some questions. Here’s the story first. I wanted to update WordPress
   to 2.9.1 from 2.8.6 and I did so. I got many problems: (ref: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/349683?replies=9](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/349683?replies=9))
   Anyway. Before I update I made a backup of my public_html. Now I deleted everything
   that was in my public_html.
 * 1- Can I just copy back my public_html and wordpress gonna work like before?
   
   2- Should I re-install wordpress after copied back my public_html? 3- Should 
   I just re-install a brand new version and start over my website?
 * If there’s a way to fix that without loosing things of my website I would appreciate
   if someone could tell me what is better for me right now. Since I deleted everything.
 * Other questions refering to the (ref) link I posted up there. If my web hoster
   don’t increase memory to 64m
 * 1- Should I still put these codes in my wp-config?
 * `define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');`
 * 2- Or let WordPress run 32m still?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/#post-1337547)
 * I’d do #2, then do Tools->Upgrade and reupgrade to 2.9.1. Note–you may need to
   ask your host for the proper permissions for the public_html folder as some hosts
   require a certain permission such as 750 for that folder.
 * Methods for increasing the amount of memory a PHP script may consume
 * 1. If you have access to your PHP.ini file, change the line in PHP.ini
    If your
   line shows 32M try 64M: `memory_limit = 64M ; Maximum amount of memory a script
   may consume (64MB)`
 * 2. If you don’t have access to PHP.ini try adding this to an .htaccess file:
   `
   php_value memory_limit 64M`
 * 3. Try adding this line to your wp-config.php file:
    `define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT','
   64M');`
 * 4. Talk to your host.
 *  Thread Starter [dsortax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsortax/)
 * (@dsortax)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/#post-1337551)
 * I’ll try option #2. I sent a request 2 days ago to my web hoster for increase
   memory to 64m and they did not reply yet. Someone I know that has the same web
   hoster told me that he sent the same request and they replied that they don’t
   increase it. I don’t have access to php.ini but I have my .htaccess file and 
   my wp-config file. I am copying my public_html back so I’ll wait untill it’s 
   done to know what happens with that. I don’t want to upgrade to 2.9.1 due to 
   the problems I did have before with it + It’s not compatible with some of the
   plugins I use right now. And since my web hoster probably won’t increase my memory
   to 64m, I can’t do the auto-update of WordPress which caused me all these troubles
   updating it manualy. Anyway if I have other questions after the copying I’ll 
   come back then. If you have other options or ideas, it still appreciated thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [dsortax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsortax/)
 * (@dsortax)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/#post-1337577)
 * Ok now it’s uploaded. First it told me that there was no theme so I copied back
   my theme folder in wp-content. It still tell me that theres no theme. So I get
   to add new theme and it tells me that it’s impossible to create the folder. And
   when I visit my webpage it’s a white page that does’nt load. Any clue?
 * Edit: I activated the theme lol. It works some but it’s strange I lost many things.
   Well I will repair and work on it. There are some plugins that dont work anymore
   so should I just re-install them?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/#post-1337580)
 * Could be a permission problem. Also you might try downloading a new copy of the
   WordPress files from the download link at the top of this page then reupload 
   those files to your host.
 * Related
    [Uploading WordPress to a remote host](http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host)
   [Changing File Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)

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 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-re-installation/#post-1337580)
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