Relaunch is not working, Need help with Database

  • Resolved jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)


    9 years, 2 months ago

    I’m freaking out! Worst-case scenario!

    I added a folder ‘relaunch’ in FTP to work on my new website and installed WP in that folder, added a new DB for this folder.

    https://jessicavoiceover.com

    I replaced all files/folders to relaunch it today.
    I erased ‘/relaunch’ in the database fields in wp_options.

    I made the mistake of erasing the folder ‘relaunch’ in my ftp program because I had a backup on my computer, BUT I just now realized that the backup is missing stuff, such as images under wp-content/uploads… SO, if images are missing, I’m afraid more important stuff is also missing…

    My provider told me he can’t help me & won’t even try!

    I’m using the Divi theme and in the admin area, all pages and posts are EMPTY!!! There is no page builder with content, everything is GONE!!!

    SO, question is, I have a database backup from Monday, an .sql.gz file, but I have no idea what to do with that.

    I am grateful for anyone who can help me out!

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  • Thread Starter jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)

    “I would next drop all tables from your database and then re-import your previous (relaunch) backup and then again do the SQL update for your URL in one shot.”

    I unfortunately do NOT have a DB backup of /relaunch! I thought I was backing it up with the WP DB backup plugin all this time, BUT found out after I moved it yesterday that it was only the current DB I was backing up, NOT the /relaunch DB… I didn’t realize that it was a separate DB. SO stupid, should have paid someone to move this, it would have been less than $50 or so!

    I wouldn’t be worrying now if I had that backup, but now I’m really scared…

    This was in my second post yesterday…

    edit: Always, always make an SQL backup of your database before making any changes!

    …and I had assumed you had done that at phpMyAdmin.

    There are developers who are database experts, and I have saved a site at least once by giving one of them a ring.

    Thread Starter jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)

    yeah, when I posted my very first msg. I wrote that I had an .sql backup, but then mentioned later that it was of the current DB, not the relaunch and that I thought I WAS backing up the relaunch DB the whole time… I, of course, have made a backup each time I did something since then, but those won’t be of much use I don’t think… Anyway, I have a meeting with someone today, hopefully he can help me out!

    I have a meeting with someone today, hopefully he can help me out!

    I had been wondering, and I hope that meeting goes well for you!

    Thread Starter jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)

    I’ll let you know! Thanks!

    Thread Starter jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)

    a big WHEW!!!!!!

    Fixrunner.com installed a child-theme the correct way – maybe I did something wrong 9 mths. ago, don’t know… ANYWAY, it’s working, my site is saved, however there is a big issue with the theme, every page/post is empty in WP, so have to see if they can help with that too, otherwise I’ll never be able to edit any page/post and that’s not good… I also have to fix a few bugs and send them a list of what I can’t do myself, but that looks like it’s trivial so far…

    Thanks again, check it out: https://www.jessicavoiceover.com

    I promise you and to the world. I will NEVER EVER attempt to move wordpress again! EVER!

    I can sleep again, woohoo! ?? I will now mark this topic resolved!

    I promise you and to the world. I will NEVER EVER attempt to move wordpress again! EVER!

    Ah now, be cautious of “never”…and now you know much more about how to actually do that!

    Glad to know your work was not lost.

    Thread Starter jesslohm

    (@jesslohm)

    OK, I will TRY to never ever attempt to move WP myself again! ??

    Please keep your fingers crossed though – I can’t change anything yet… :/

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