Wordpress Changeover

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by wigwam2002, Dec 17, 2011.

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  1. #1
    Hello,

    I had to change my website DNS. I had a wordpress blog installed on my site.

    I saved the wordpress files via FTP, without realizing that you should export the files.

    Now I've installed a new wordpress, I can get the theme back, but I have no idea how I get my posts and comments back. Have I lost them forever? Or can I still retrieve them via the FTP files that I saved.

    I tried searching for this stuff online but cannot find any info pertaining to this problem anywhere.

    Your help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you
     
    wigwam2002, Dec 17, 2011 IP
  2. pupul

    pupul Prominent Member

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    Have you taken bakup of mysql database?
     
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  3. wigwam2002

    wigwam2002 Active Member

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    I don't believe I have, I can't find it anywhere. What folder would it be located in in my directory?
     
    wigwam2002, Dec 17, 2011 IP
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    kokopelli Peon

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    WordPress stores its content and settings in a database, which is not part of the site files.

    You should either have made a database (MySQL) backup via cPanel (Backups > Partial Backups > Download a MySQL Database Backup), or with phpMyAdmin. And then imported that file the same way.

    Or, you could have exported your posts etc. in the WordPress backend (Settings > Tools > Export) as a XML file, and imported same on your new site.
     
    kokopelli, Dec 21, 2011 IP
  5. wigwam2002

    wigwam2002 Active Member

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    Noooooo, that means they are lost forever. Well we all have to learn!

    Thank you for the info Kokopelli
     
    wigwam2002, Dec 21, 2011 IP
  6. kokopelli

    kokopelli Peon

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    Your only option now is to see if you can salvage some content via the Google/Bing cache, and/or Wayback Machine (archive.org) - you'll have to copy and paste, and be quick (before the cache updates).


    Good luck and Happy Holidays! :)

    P.S. Go to http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ and find a backup plugin, so you'll always have independent backups of your data.
     
    kokopelli, Dec 21, 2011 IP
  7. Crimebuster_of_the_Sea

    Crimebuster_of_the_Sea Notable Member

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    The same thing happened to me back at the end of November. You can do as kokopelli says and search for the caches of your pages - just make sure the URLs are identical otherwise you risk a duplicate content crisis. It took me three days to get over 100 pages back online and although I lost all my comments, I do think my blog needed a huge remodel so I've seen it as a positive, even if it felt like everything was lost at the time.
     
    Crimebuster_of_the_Sea, Dec 29, 2011 IP