I maintain two WordPress sites and I used DB WP backup to backup the databases of both sites. I've been able to restore one site from its backup, but I've been having problems with the other one.
When I try to restore the second site, I get redirected to wp-admin/install.php, which asks me to enter the title, username, password, and email address. If I enter this information, it installs WordPress but without any of the backed-up posts (although the themes and plugins in the wp_content folder are accessible). So it seems to be unable to access the database.
Both sites were backed-up using the same procedure. The site that I'm having problems with is much bigger than the other one and was backed-up using an older version of WordPress (v2.2.3).
Has anyone else has encountered a similar problem? Also, does anyone have ideas of things to try?
I've discovered what the problem is. The table prefix in the wp-config.php file was set to the default "wp" when it should have been "rjc". Making that change allows the database to be read.
Many thanks for a great plugin, Austin.
I maintain two WordPress sites and I used DB WP backup to backup the databases of both sites. I've been able to restore one site from its backup, but I've been having problems with the other one.
When I try to restore the second site, I get redirected to wp-admin/install.php, which asks me to enter the title, username, password, and email address. If I enter this information, it installs WordPress but without any of the backed-up posts (although the themes and plugins in the wp_content folder are accessible). So it seems to be unable to access the database.
Both sites were backed-up using the same procedure. The site that I'm having problems with is much bigger than the other one and was backed-up using an older version of WordPress (v2.2.3).
Has anyone else has encountered a similar problem? Also, does anyone have ideas of things to try?
You have to restore the database by using your host's control panel to enter it in something like PHPMySQL.
For more information, please see this page.
I've discovered what the problem is. The table prefix in the wp-config.php file was set to the default "wp" when it should have been "rjc". Making that change allows the database to be read.
Sorry--I misunderstood your question and thought you couldn't figure out how to restore the database.
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