Wordpress Help - Need to Rebuild Blog

by budfox
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I royally screwed up and corrupted one of my blogs. It's history.

The database is still there. Can't uninstall Wordpress from the current subdirectory because it will apparently also remove the database.

Spent all day reading stuff and trying to figure out how to either reinstall Wordpress in the same sub-directory or assign the database to a new wordpress blog. Nothing works.

I'm cool with moving it all to a new subdirectory.

Maybe it's as simple as knowing how to copy the database in PHPMyAdmin but I can't seem to figure that out either, always get errors.

Any help wloud be appreciated and I would be willing to pay somebody reputable to fix it for me.
#blog #rebuild #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author MaryK
    Why not go over to the newbieexchange.com there are people there who can help you either fix your blog or start a new one. Know just how you feel, can write forever but the technical stuff is just beyond me
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  • Profile picture of the author globalpro
    Hi,

    Are you able to back up the database? If it's in good shape, you could back it up, delete the old WP files, reinstall fresh, then upload your DB back up.

    If you can, then the main thing to make sure of if the 'DROP Tables' setting in the SQL export settings.

    Thanks,

    John
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  • Profile picture of the author budfox
    I guess that is my last resort, because if I screw it up the database is gone.

    What is the drop table setting supposed to be set to?
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Originally Posted by budfox View Post

    I royally screwed up and corrupted one of my blogs. It's history.

    The database is still there. Can't uninstall Wordpress from the current subdirectory because it will apparently also remove the database.

    Spent all day reading stuff and trying to figure out how to either reinstall Wordpress in the same sub-directory or assign the database to a new wordpress blog. Nothing works.

    I'm cool with moving it all to a new subdirectory.

    Maybe it's as simple as knowing how to copy the database in PHPMyAdmin but I can't seem to figure that out either, always get errors.

    Any help wloud be appreciated and I would be willing to pay somebody reputable to fix it for me.
    What server and host you running ?

    James
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  • Profile picture of the author budfox
    hostgator, that one is on a shared sever
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by budfox View Post

      hostgator, that one is on a shared sever
      Ok so no problem.. We make backup of database, Trash wordpress, Reinstall fresh and dump the database back in and edit the config..

      Simple process...

      Want me to do it for you, send me ftp & cpanel info in PM ...

      James
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      • Profile picture of the author Jeff Henshaw
        Why not go over to the newbieexchange.com there are people there who can help you either fix your blog or start a new one. Know just how you feel, can write forever but the technical stuff is just beyond me
        Are you sure about that address name? I visited out of curiosity and landed on a Go daddy parking page!

        Regards,
        Jeff.
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  • Profile picture of the author budfox
    James I sent you a PM - appreciate your help - going to bed now and hoping to see this fixed tomorrow!

    Beers on me.

    Oh yeah and I'll be buying your WSO's if we get this sorted.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaryK
    here is the url for newbie exchange Newbie Exchange - Exchange Your Skills With Other Newbies copy/pasted it from the site, so it should work. Not sure why godaddy came up, sorry about that, probably I made a typo somewhere Have partner at home and the interruptions..................................... ......
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  • Profile picture of the author MaryK
    sorry - as I said partner at home - keep interrupting me
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  • Profile picture of the author budfox
    I just want to say that I have my blog back now thanks to James (TheRichJerksNet) who did it out of the goodness of his heart.

    This guy is one class act around here.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by budfox View Post

      I just want to say that I have my blog back now thanks to James (TheRichJerksNet) who did it out of the goodness of his heart.

      This guy is one class act around here.
      Thanks Budfox... Appreciate the post and kind words.

      Just get those other blogs secured and any questions you got my personal email inside my WordPress Secured ebook..

      James
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    I wonder which came first, newbieexchange or expertexchange.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Hey Kim,
    Is that sort of like the age old question about the chicken or the egg ??

    lol ..

    James
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