I see 3.0 Beta 2 is now available to download and test. Has anybody heard of when we might see the full public release?

Regards,

Jason

1. see if you can login to your database in PHPMyAdmin
a. if Yes - Import from your backup file
b if No - make sure you've got the right username and password
2. once you have imported your backup file, go to wp-options and check for "siteurl" and "home" fields. They should point to your website.(if you say you have the same domain that should be left same)
3. in your installation files, locate wp-config.php and update your database connection details.

That should solve your problem.

you must create a new database and user from cPanel. then you can import database from phpMyAdmin..

of course you can changed the database's name, but you must applied it in wp-config.php too
good luck !

First i am sorry for making this comment ... i try to mail u but i cant find any mail id to contact u.

I have website in WP, now i want to shift it to other web space, domain is same .

I hav MYSQL backup, but i tary to use it with PHPMYADMIN
but i cant....
I changed database name and password .. is it possible ?
please help me,,,,
I am regular visitor of your blog ... its awesome..!!!!

I think the Header and Background configuration options will only be shown if you specify in your theme functions file that you want to use them. So theme authors can choose wether to take advantage of this functionality or not.

Use your ID from wordpress.org to log into the trac here:
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk
and post the details of your error.

Regards,

masonjames

surely things such as header and background images, which are purely visual elements, should be left up to the Theme.

Certainly so, and not all themes have to include the custom header or background functions. But for those that do, I think it's great to have a standardized interface for picking them.