# Database reload

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-reload/342655>\
**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-reload/342655 "2024-12-16T13:52:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-reload/342655/2 "2024-12-16T15:07:54Z")

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> [@LotusJeff](#):
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> Does the migration script maintain the restart points outside the MySQL database?

Yes, the [phpbb import script](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/main/script/import_scripts/phpbb3) supports that. Simply rerun the script after loading your updated sql database. It will skip existing content and add what’s missing to Discourse.

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