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WHAT? Where did my entire site go?

by Cataclysm1987
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This is a huge problem.

I have a wordpress site at tamingthemarkets dot com

I was editing a page.

Next thing I know, every single page and post is gone.

Anyone ever seen this before? What is going on?

I have almost a year of posts in there and some well converting squeeze pages...

I did not link to it intentionally so that Google won't crawl it, hopefully.

Anyone ever seen this before?
#entire #site
  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    Contact your web hosting company and ask them to restore yesterday's backup of your site...
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    Oh that's a bit of a worry, did you have a backup? Always have a backup of your site, but like tpw said, contact your hosting company and they should be able to restore it.
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  • Profile picture of the author webspider20
    Yeah I agree with the others, contacting you hosting provider if you have one would be your best bet. And if you don't have a backup I highly recommend doing one right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ryan Dunn
    Install this plugin to have your database backed up daily: WordPress › WordPress Backup « WordPress Plugins

    Good luck getting that restored. Most hosts backup monthly or weekly, so you should be able to get most of your stuff back.
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    • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
      I still have the database and the website itself on backup. I have no idea how to do anything with it.

      Checked my database and it printed out an error of some sort. Here's what it looks like:

      tamingt_wrdp1.wp_posts warning : Table is marked as crashed error

      Is this fixable without a backup?

      Sorry, perhaps this should've gone in a different section of the forum!
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      • Profile picture of the author davewebsmith
        Originally Posted by Cataclysm1987 View Post

        tamingt_wrdp1.wp_posts warning : Table is marked as crashed error
        Word to the wise -- never publish your DB name on an open forum
        that is very unwise as it gives me a good start to hacking that site. Best you upgrade the password to something with 16 characters or better yet change the db name, username and password

        if you or anyone else need to ask questions replace the normal info with a *** like they do on your credit card statements



        Edit - Better yet ask your ISP to change your username for that specific domain

        For some really secure password try https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm
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  • Profile picture of the author twentyone
    Thats a big time problem men.
    I think the Hosting domain has a back-up of your previous website.
    Try to contact them right away.
    You might have save it when everything was accidentally cut.
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    • Profile picture of the author Deric Neufeld
      That sucks. I had hackers messing with a site of mine a few years ago. Not fun.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by twentyone View Post

      Thats a big time problem men.
      Tell me, how big...?

      Anyway, to the OP!
      Try this
      1. Log in to your phpMyAdmin via your cPanel.
      2. Select the database with the crashed table.
      3. Put a checkmark next to each crashed table.
      4. Select "Repair table" from the "With selected" drop down at the bottom of the list.
      5. See if it gets fixed.
      If not, you can still contact your host
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      • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
        Dude, I tried that. Site's back up!!

        HAHA!

        How did I miss that giant repair button?

        I actually noticed it just before you posted it. It's pretty awesome. OHHHH THANK GOD MY SITE IS STILL UP SORRY FOR THE RANDOM CRAZINESS ITS JUST ANOTHER MONDAYYY AAAAHAHAHAHAHAa
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        • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
          Originally Posted by Cataclysm1987 View Post

          Dude, I tried that. Site's back up!!

          HAHA!

          How did I miss that giant repair button?

          I actually noticed it just before you posted it. It's pretty awesome. OHHHH THANK GOD MY SITE IS STILL UP SORRY FOR THE RANDOM CRAZINESS ITS JUST ANOTHER MONDAYYY AAAAHAHAHAHAHAa
          Dude,

          Seeing as how happy you are that Istvan solved your problem, it wouldn't hurt to say thanks. If you did it via PM my apologies, just saying.
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      • Profile picture of the author tpw
        Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

        Tell me, how big...?

        Anyway, to the OP!
        Try this
        1. Log in to your phpMyAdmin via your cPanel.
        2. Select the database with the crashed table.
        3. Put a checkmark next to each crashed table.
        4. Select "Repair table" from the "With selected" drop down at the bottom of the list.
        5. See if it gets fixed.
        If not, you can still contact your host

        You beat me to the punch, and your advice worked for the OP...
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        Publish Coloring Books for Profit (WSOTD 7-30-2015)
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      • Profile picture of the author enrikm
        Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

        Tell me, how big...?

        Anyway, to the OP!
        Try this
        1. Log in to your phpMyAdmin via your cPanel.
        2. Select the database with the crashed table.
        3. Put a checkmark next to each crashed table.
        4. Select "Repair table" from the "With selected" drop down at the bottom of the list.
        5. See if it gets fixed.
        If not, you can still contact your host
        This is worth bookmarking for future reference
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  • Profile picture of the author kjfuller1
    Originally Posted by Cataclysm1987 View Post

    This is a huge problem.

    I have a wordpress site at tamingthemarkets dot com

    I was editing a page.

    Next thing I know, every single page and post is gone.

    Anyone ever seen this before? What is going on?

    I have almost a year of posts in there and some well converting squeeze pages...

    I did not link to it intentionally so that Google won't crawl it, hopefully.

    Anyone ever seen this before?
    Ahh! one time I installed a plugin and for some reason it deleted all my posts! Most frustrating thing ever. Hope you can figure it out.
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