I have a WordPress backup file(.rar) which was taken 3 years back and I don't know how or using which plugin(Someone else did that). I need to restore the file to my new WordPress site.

I have used many plugins and so far it has been a failure. Most of them need to be premium to restore the backup. I don't have phpMyAdmin or any other control panel too.

Is there any other way to restore the backup file to my site?

I am a beginner in WordPress and php. I really need help.

I have a WordPress backup file(.rar) which was taken 3 years back and I don't know how or using which plugin(Someone else did that). I need to restore the file to my new WordPress site.

I have used many plugins and so far it has been a failure. Most of them need to be premium to restore the backup. I don't have phpMyAdmin or any other control panel too.

Is there any other way to restore the backup file to my site?

I am a beginner in WordPress and php. I really need help.

• plugins
• php
• backup

• do you have a database backup? probably it's in .sql format or inside .zip container – Vishwa Commented May 14, 2019 at 10:40
• Yes i have a .zip file. But how do i restore it? @Vishwa – themoonchild Commented May 14, 2019 at 10:58
• in where do you need to use it? do you have a local development environment? (xampp installation may be) – Vishwa Commented May 14, 2019 at 11:00
• I have hosted my WordPress site on my server. But I have backup in my local system. I am doing all the testing in the local system. There are other sites hosted in the server. Restoring may affect them(Not sure). Can and Should I restore it locally? @Vishwa – themoonchild Commented May 14, 2019 at 12:06
• .rar is a compressed directory just like a .zip, although it's not as common as .tar or .gz. Unpackage it and see what's inside. You'll probably have to copy the files/directories and the database into the appropriate places once it's unpackaged. – MikeNGarrett Commented May 14, 2019 at 18:11

1 Answer 1

As MikeNGarrett said, you need to look inside your rar file to see what's inside.

This is basic procedure. Go to your public folder (htdocs for xampp), and create a directory(yourprojectfolder). Extract your rar file inside it. if you can see folders like wp-content, wp-includes and files like wp.config.php etc.. then you've done first part.

Then access your local phpmyadmin (usually http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ ). create a new database, then import from your backup (either .sqlfile or .zipfile which has sql file inside).

After import finishes, open table wp-options(note: the wp part could be different). then change siteurl and homepage url to http://localhost/yourprojectfolder.

Then open wp-config.php and give proper credentials on database details. you're done. now you can access your wp site by http://localhost/yourprojectfolder/