Uploading SQL files

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  johnfioravanti · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm

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  Is it possible to upload SQL database files from one website to a new website? If so, how can I do this?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:15 pm

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  That’s not possible here at wordpress.COM. You can only upload a database to a wordpress.ORG software install. Here only XML export content files can be uploaded.

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  Import https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/
  Coming from a self-hosted WordPress site? https://en.support.wordpress.com/coming-from-self-hosted/

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  timethief · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:16 pm

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  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, support docs and support forums, and many people get confused about the two.

  The wordpress.ORG login link is here https://login.wordpress.org/ If you do not have an account yet then click Create an account https://login.wordpress.org/register/ and if you have lost an account password click Lost password? https://login.wordpress.org/lostpassword/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/ for app support.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:34 pm

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  Hi @johnfioravanti, are you wanting to import from a self-hosted WordPress installation to your site here at WordPress.com?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:36 pm

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  @thesacredpath
  Happy New Year :)

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:47 pm

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  Happy New Year to you too, @timethief

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  timethief · Member · Jan 30, 2017 at 6:48 pm

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  Long time no chat. Feel free to email me. :)

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Jan 31, 2017 at 4:18 pm

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  John – please let us know if you still need any help. While we can’t import SQL files, you can import a regular WordPress XML file, following the guide timethief provided earlier.