Removing Hacks for 3.5.4 to 3.6

[johnstires]

Sorry to be a bit thick here, there is some core element that is eluding me.

I have kept track of the add-ons and php hacks that I did: vba cmps, GARS and some minor php edits.

By

"remove them (hacks) from this test duplicate copy of your database"

does that mean I delete the mysql tables from the hacks that are in my new temp database?

"All you are doing is removing hacks and php edits from a copy of your original database"

How do I remove php edits from the copy of my database? My database doesn't have php hacks, my php files have hacks. And I can't edit those because tthe php files in my temp database are all v 3.6? Those php files are brand new. THey have never been edited.