How to Restore a WordPress Site from Backup Manually

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Guide from wpthrill but have made some small changes

Update details to DB and passwords in wp-config.php

IN the SQL file change (Don't open with Bluefish takes to long)

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CREATE DATABASE /*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/ `[b]#####[/b]` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci */;

USE `[b]#####[/b]`;

To Match the DB Name and USER

Then if website keeps displaying pages not found
Sample .htaccess File (Useful for Restore)

If your .htaccess is missing, use this:

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# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress