• Hey all, I need to FTP into my server and pull out a post but I’m not sure which directory to find it in. I just switched to a new hosting company but need to login to the old one to grab a post I had on it. Thanks for any help, Joe

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  • All your content is stored in the MySQL database, not in files. So, I am afraid you cannot retrieve that post via FTP – only by accessing the database through some tool like phpMyAdmin.

    Thread Starter wwjoe

    (@wwjoe)

    I have access to that, anyone have anymore details on how to find post data and pull it out? Thanks

    If you can define “pull out” we might be able to give you more specific advice.
    Do you want to backup your posts and other content? Do you want to delete it? Or…?

    Thread Starter wwjoe

    (@wwjoe)

    Hi, retrieve an entire Post would be the best description. I installed WP, wrote one post, a long one too, then switched hosting companys. I quickly installed WP on the new server, thinking I could just get the old post from the old hosting company’s server and paste it into WP on my new sever. Thanks everyone.

    Didn’t you make a backup of your DB before switching hosts? That would be the first thing when deciding a move…
    If you have access to the old database you can still do it, or going into the DB just copy the content and make a new post in the new blog.

    Thread Starter wwjoe

    (@wwjoe)

    It was a fresh install of WP and the only post I had up, nothing too configured, it was not a big thing to re-insall it really. I thought I had it the post saved but I did not.

    I’m trying to figure out how to copy the content from the old DB. I’ve never worked with DB’s before, don’t really get navigating around in them. Thanks

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