myflooringconnection Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Hi, While i was playing around with my site to customize it i messed it up so bad at some point that i can not get it back to where it works properly. So i think best to do is to re-install a resh copy of the OSC. However i do not want to lose all my product database or the images for these products... How do i go about doing my reinstall and bring my OSC to its initial installation without losing my database and images? Best Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myflooringconnection Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Hi,While i was playing around with my site to customize it i messed it up so bad at some point that i can not get it back to where it works properly. So i think best to do is to re-install a resh copy of the OSC. However i do not want to lose all my product database or the images for these products... How do i go about doing my reinstall and bring my OSC to its initial installation without losing my database and images? Best Regards I will try to overwrite all files with the original files Maybe that will do. Please let me know if there is another better way.... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥peterpil19 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 The BEST way to fix your problem is to locate the problematic files and replace them individually. That's why regular backups are essential. However, you can make a backup of your database (easy to do if using phpadmin or easier still if your server uses CPANEL). Then, make a fresh install and restore your database and images directory. If you decide instead to replace every single file like you suggested, be sure to leave the original includes/configure.php and admin/includes/configure.php files (or make sure to re-enter your database connection details into the new ones if you override). Hope this helps! --Peter P.S. When you say you messed your site up, how bad is it, is it anything specific? Sometimes, one little simple error in one file can make it look like the damage is a lot worse then it already is. CE PHOENIX SUPPORTER Support the Project, go PRO and get access to certified add ons Full-time I am a C-suite executive of a large retail company in Australia. In my spare time, I enjoying learning about web-design. Download the latest version of CE Phoenix from gitHub here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I am looking at the same issue, but do not know "how bad" is "bad." Is there a way to back up the page structure, texts, plugins being used and pictures? ...or is this a perfectly silly question? We have lots and lots of contributions in our system and the question begins to be asked by a programmer "are there too many in there"? What is the downside of lots of contributions inside? Will osC every 'choke' on its own structure, or is there a way to innoculate it against 'contribution flu'? It seems a pretty wonderfully 'tolerant' system and of course Apache is 1st Class, too... Reality is that reinstalling everything is or will be a nightmare...again. ugh... What is the best recommended way to transfer it off of the construction server into the SSL based operating server? ...intact... without reinstalling from zero and tweaking everything for weeks? Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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