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How to restore wp blog from broken database

by belgianguy
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Today my website suddenly went offline. It just showed a white screen and I couldn't access my admin panel. I contacted support, but they basically said: try to disable plugins or themes or repair your database.
Since I can't get into my adminpanel, I can't disable anything. I checked my database, but found no errors.
I did a fresh install and then imported the database, but again I get nothing but a white screen.
I tried importing just the posts, but there is always an error.

Can anybody help me with this?
How can i repair this database, or how can i recover my posts?

Thanks in advance
#blog #broken #database #restore
  • Profile picture of the author Smbolster
    In your wp-content folder is a folder for plugins. You can disable the plugin or theme simply by removing them from that folder.

    As for themes, you can edit the them being used in the database. In the wp_options table there is a row for current_theme. Change that to change the them. Current installs should be Twenty Eleven.

    Also check to make sure your wp-admin folder has content(this is the folder that holds the UI for the admin side). My best guess would be a plugin not behaving.
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    • Profile picture of the author belgianguy
      Originally Posted by Smbolster View Post

      In your wp-content folder is a folder for plugins. You can disable the plugin or theme simply by removing them from that folder.

      As for themes, you can edit the them being used in the database. In the wp_options table there is a row for current_theme. Change that to change the them. Current installs should be Twenty Eleven.

      Also check to make sure your wp-admin folder has content(this is the folder that holds the UI for the admin side). My best guess would be a plugin not behaving.
      Thanks a million Smbolster! I can't believe I didn't figure that out myself. Simple but effective!
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