Restore from Uploaded File

The Restore from Uploaded File card (red) lets you restore your site from a backup file stored on your computer — for example a backup downloaded from a cloud provider or a different server.

Click Choose File and select either:

• A .zip created by this plugin — restores all components included in that backup.
• A raw .sql file — restores the database only, leaving files untouched.

Click Restore from Upload. The file is staged to the server, then the standard restore modal opens — giving you the same two options as a local backup restore:

• Full database — drops all current tables and recreates them from the uploaded backup.
• Specific tables only — choose which tables to restore from the uploaded file, leaving all others untouched.

This makes it possible to do a selective restore on a backup downloaded from S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive — download the file to your computer, upload it here, then restore just the tables you need.

Cross-server migration: after restoring a backup from a different domain, run: wp search-replace 'https://oldsite.com' 'https://newsite.com' --all-tables

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