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== Restore file backup ==
Unzip the file backup into a directory.

== Restore database ==
* On the server, create a new mySQL database.
* Create also a user, and grant that user permissions on the database. SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE permissions should suffice.
* Import the database backup into the new database.

==Check the configuration file==

The final, real task is to tweak the <code>LocalSettings.php</code> 
file. Certain entries in this will almost undoubtedly require changing, 
and you may need to change the database connection information as well.

Check the following configuration options:

{|border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"|
|'''[[MW:Manual:$IP|$IP]]'''||Needs to be correct for the paths on the new server
|-
|'''[[MW:Manual:$wgScriptPath|$wgScriptPath]]'''||Needs to be correct for the path on the new server
|-
|'''[[MW:Manual:$wgDBserver|$wgDBserver]]'''||Check the database server name is correct
|-
|'''[[MW:Manual:$wgDBname|$wgDBname]]'''||This might have changed in a shared hosting environment
|-
|'''[[MW:Manual:$wgDBuser|$wgDBuser]]'''||This might have changed in a shared hosting environment
|-
|'''[[MW:Manual:$wgDBpassword|$wgDBpassword]]'''||Check this is correct for the new user
|}