Help restoring site?

I have a friend whose site was taken down by there host, they asked me to design a new site for them. So I got them a new host and transferred the domain to point to the new host. Now the problem is actually restoring the old site on the new server so I can keep the content. The host sent us the folder via dropbox,


It looks like it was a wordpress site which I really dont know how to restore.

Do I simply start a brand new wordpress site and upload the xml file? How do I do this?

I would try installing a standard wordpress setup on your server and then replace the files and folders with the ones you have.
Hopefully have have a database sql file as I belive that is the heart of wordpress.

Did your friend get told by the old host the reason for the site’s removal from their server?

It is possible to upload the XML, theme, and plugin through the importer tools. Though I have never found this to be a reliable method of reproducing a site. It is more direct to simply upload the files to the new server, create a new database and import the old sql, and update the database settings in the wp-config file. If the domain is different, you can do a find and replace in the sql file to change any instances of the domain.

ok, installed a fresh version of wordpress.

When I took a look at the XML file, it begins with this comment

<!-- To import this information into a WordPress site follow these steps: -->
<!-- 1. Log in to that site as an administrator. -->
<!-- 2. Go to Tools: Import in the WordPress admin panel. -->
<!-- 3. Install the "WordPress" importer from the list. -->
<!-- 4. Activate & Run Importer. -->
<!-- 5. Upload this file using the form provided on that page. -->
<!-- 6. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users -->
<!--    on the site. For each author, you may choose to map to an -->
<!--    existing user on the site or to create a new user. -->
<!-- 7. WordPress will then import each of the posts, pages, comments, categories, etc. -->
<!--    contained in this file into your site. -->

So, that seems pretty straightforward.

But when I uploaded the theme to the theme folder on my server I get


I looked in the style.css file in the theme, ronisronis, and I see this comment

/*
Theme Name: ronisronis
Theme URL: http://ronisvonhelms.com
Description: This is a custom child theme for the Genesis Framework
Author: WebDevStudios
Author URI: http://www.webdevstudios.com
Version: beta
Template: genesis
*/

Do I need to also upload the genesis theme?

A Child without a Parent would approximate an immaculate conception no?

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Still trying this…
Heres what they sent me,


I created a new wordpress site and followed the instructions in the XML file

<!-- To import this information into a WordPress site follow these steps: -->
<!-- 1. Log in to that site as an administrator. -->
<!-- 2. Go to Tools: Import in the WordPress admin panel. -->
<!-- 3. Install the "WordPress" importer from the list. -->
<!-- 4. Activate & Run Importer. -->
<!-- 5. Upload this file using the form provided on that page. -->
<!-- 6. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users -->
<!--    on the site. For each author, you may choose to map to an -->
<!--    existing user on the site or to create a new user. -->
<!-- 7. WordPress will then import each of the posts, pages, comments, categories, etc. -->
<!--    contained in this file into your site. -->

The sites at
http://www.ronisvonhelms.com/old_site/
but when I try to activate the theme, I get
http://cdn.discourse.org/sitepoint/uploads/default/_optimized/e34/222/c88f8df8a5_690x388.png

What can I do?

Did you upload the parent Genesis theme?

What Mittineague said, plus I cannot read the error message in the screenshot.

I had to zoom and squint but it looks like it reads

Broken Themes
The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.

Name ronisronis

Description The parent theme is missing. Please install the “genesis” parent theme.

Im trying to ask them for it, but there ignoring me soo far

Too late to stop payment?

ya, its not for me. Im trying to help a friend who was a fool. Should iI tell her to get that genesis theme they were using?

If you want to use the child theme based off of it, it seems logical that it will be needed.
Else find a different theme I guess.

Might be a good idea to use just about anything until the issue gets resolved, unless an “image” is more important than a delayed launch.

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