How to Restore Site?

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Posted by ithacaindy on June 4, 2010 at 2:06pm

I have an OP2.0 *.sql database that is intact. I also have my child theme. Is it possible to install OP 2.0 and redirect it to this populated database to create a working system?

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Yeah, db settings are in:

Posted by MarkCos on June 4, 2010 at 2:56pm
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Yeah, db settings are in: ...\sites\default\settings.php.

Just run the .sql file over an empty mySQL database and put the username, password and db location & name in the settings.php file.

Great. Let me see if I have

Posted by ithacaindy on June 4, 2010 at 4:51pm
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Great. Let me see if I have this:

  1. Install OP.
  2. Drop the database records.
  3. Import the old .sql into the new .sql.
  4. Change the username, pw and db location in the settings.php file.
  5. The site is back up and operational.

Is there any way to just

Posted by ithacaindy on June 4, 2010 at 8:41pm
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Is there any way to just import the articles from the old dbase to the new dbase?

you can try node_export

Posted by resveld on June 8, 2010 at 12:52pm
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you can try node_export module.

Recover my site after updates

Posted by jnyoike on August 14, 2012 at 4:50am
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I forgot to backup my site before updates and after the update the site is no more. Please help am in a crisis my boss will skin me alive!!!!

Can you be more specific

Posted by jec006 on August 14, 2012 at 3:00pm
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Can you be more specific about 'Site is no more'? Do you have an error ? is it just blank?

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