# Testing multisite multisite for SQL8

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/testing-multisite-multisite-for-sql8/39330>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/testing-multisite-multisite-for-sql8/39330 "2023-09-28T22:41:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Melody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Melody](https://community.localwp.com/u/Melody)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/testing-multisite-multisite-for-sql8/39330/1 "2023-09-28T22:41:09Z")

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### What issue or error are you experiencing?

I’m testing my site on Local for the WP Engine mysql8 upgrade. That site is a multisite so I imported it to Local manually. I’m following [this documentation](https://localwp.com/help-docs/advanced/wordpress-multisite-with-local/). I’m on this step “Drop the Local database tables and manually import the database from the backup by SSH’ing into the container using wp db commands.” and I got a little lost. Can someone break this step down for me a little more please? Maybe help with screenshots?

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### What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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### System Details

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- **Operating System (OS) and OS version:**

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/testing-multisite-multisite-for-sql8/39330/2 "2023-09-29T16:55:25Z")

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Hi @Melody!

Apologies for the vagueness there! I’ve expanded the help doc to include a few more details to help make things a bit more clear.

In replacement of “Drop the Local database tables and manually import the database from the backup by SSH’ing into the container using wp db commands”, I’ve broken things down like this:

- The wp-content folder that is created with the new blank site you can rename `wp-content-old` or just delete it. Copy the wp-content folder from your backup to the newly created site’s location to take its place.
- Copy the correct SQL file to the site root (App\>Public).
- Within Local, click `Open Site Shell`
- Import your Database with `wp db import your-database-filename.sql`

> **[Multisite with Local](https://localwp.com/help-docs/advanced/wordpress-multisite-with-local/#Importing-a-WordPress-Multisite-into-Local)**
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> Developing WordPress multisites can be hard. Here are some tips for working with WordPress multisites in Local.

If you’re still having any trouble keep us posted!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/testing-multisite-multisite-for-sql8/39330/3 "2023-12-28T16:56:18Z")

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