It’s been a while since I posted something new, so I tried to log in – but was confronted with the WordPress install window. Where did everything go? I proceeded with the install script and was back “in”. Saw the “Update WordPress” warning so went ahead with that. No problem. Next an update to the theme I was using. Did that… and everything was back to a plain default, all posts and modifications I’d done were gone!
This was the perfect time to experiment with a restore from backup. I had previously used the wp-db plugin, and had a .sql.gz copy of the backup. Here’s the process:
Log into the server account (Bluehost) and open PHPmyAdmin. Select the appropirate database. Click the “Import” and upload the .sql file. It did a little processing and WOW… the site is back! Complete with my settings, posts, categories, design. Very cool, and good to know how.
Just make sure to regularly back up any WordPress installation! And update as needed, but be aware an update CAN screw up everything.
Tango