Virtue and MAMP

  • Resolved cindymit

    (@cindymit)


    7 years, 11 months ago

    I am hoping someone can help me. I’ve been working on my site for the last month locally using MAMP. I upgraded to the latest version of MAMP and it seems my database was DELETED. I know this isn’t really a Virtue theme question, but with all the knowledge out there can anyone tell me if there is any way to recover my work? I do have backup copies of my wordpress folders, and I can see that within my theme content folder, my images and other files are there, but I don’t know how to restore them or even if it’s possible.

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  • Hey,

    Since you have a backup of your site, then you should be able to set it up on a fresh install of wordpress.

    What kind of backup do you have? was this done with a plugin? If so, which one?

    -Kevin

    Thread Starter cindymit

    (@cindymit)

    Thank you so much for responding Kevin! I have a full computer (Time machine) backup as of last week. I’ve tried just replacing the entire MAMP folder with the backup, but it won’t connect to mySQL. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

    I’m not super familiar with this process, but I suggest reading through this article on restoring your database from a backup:
    https://www.quora.com/profile/Jordan-Ryan/Web-Dev/How-to-Recover-innoDB-MySQL-files-using-MAMP-on-a-Mac

    -Kevin

    Thread Starter cindymit

    (@cindymit)

    Thank you, I will check it out.

    Thread Starter cindymit

    (@cindymit)

    Okay, in case someone else has this problem – I found a solution on another forum…
    Quite MAMP.
    Then, inside the MAMP/db/mysql56 folder, delete the 2 files called: ib_logfile0 and ib_logfile1
    Restart MAMP and it should connect.

    Thanks for sharing! Were you able to fully recover your site?

    -Kevin

    Thread Starter cindymit

    (@cindymit)

    Yes! I was still initially having an issue connecting to PHPmyAdmin locally, but changed my PHP version in MAMP and then it worked.

    Hopefully this helps someone else, as I was having a heck of a time finding the right solution. Some other sites had mentioned deleting more than those 2 files and that didn’t work for me. Just those 2 specific files – the app recreates them the next time you open it, and it worked like a charm.
    ??

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