{"id":17844,"date":"2019-08-23T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T18:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=17844"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:39:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:39:19","slug":"how-to-import-a-database-in-cloud-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-import-a-database-in-cloud-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Import a Database in Cloud WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><h1 id=\"how-to-import-a-database-in-cloud-wordpress\">How to Import a Database in Cloud WordPress<\/h1>\n<p>Using BoldGrid Cloud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/free-wordpress-demo\/\">WordPress advanced tools<\/a>, you have complete control over your WordPress Database, including exporting, importing, and even running custom queries. Follow these instructions to import your database into Cloud WordPress.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download your database export file to your local computer. This file normally has an extension like .sql or .sql.zip<\/li>\n<li>Log into <a href=\"https:\/\/boldgrid.com\/central\">BoldGrid Central<\/a> and navigate to <strong>Cloud WordPress<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spin up a new WordPress installation, or choose one of your existing Cloud WordPress installations<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Tools&nbsp;<\/strong>tab and click on&nbsp;<strong>Database<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-300x183.png\" alt=\"The Advanced Controls tab within Cloud WordPress\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-610x371.png 610w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-250x152.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-550x335.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-800x487.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-296x180.png 296w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-493x300.png 493w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109-821x500.png 821w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_109.png 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Choose the option to&nbsp;<strong>Import,&nbsp;<\/strong>then click&nbsp;<strong>Choose Files<\/strong> and locate the database on your local computer.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-300x220.png\" alt=\"The Import command is just below the name of the database on the left side.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-610x448.png 610w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-250x184.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-550x404.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-800x588.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-245x180.png 245w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-408x300.png 408w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110-681x500.png 681w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Selection_110.png 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Execute<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"next-steps\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>Keep in mind that by importing a new database, you&rsquo;re overwriting the content, users, and images for your entire Cloud WordPress website. You may no longer be logged in, and you may need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-define-a-temporary-url-for-your-staging-site\/\">define the temporary staging URL<\/a>, or manually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-change-the-siteurl-and-home-options-in-cloud-wordpress\/\">edit the SiteURL and Home options<\/a> in your database to match your Cloud WordPress URL.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Import a Database in Cloud WordPress Using BoldGrid Cloud WordPress advanced tools, you have complete control over your WordPress Database, including exporting, importing, and even running custom queries. Follow these instructions to import your database into Cloud WordPress. Download your database export file to your local computer. This file normally has an extension [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1294,"featured_media":15511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"bgseo_title":"How to Import a Database into Cloud WordPress","bgseo_description":"Using BoldGrid Cloud WordPress advanced tools, you have complete control over your WordPress Database, including exporting, importing, and even running custom queries. 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