Cannot restore backup database!

[true1234]

Hi, I've tried a dozen times, but a backup I created in OSCommerce doesn't do anything (wont restore)

 

Here's what I am doing:

 

1) Go to tools

2)

I find the file and click on restore.

 

Then either nothing happens,

or I get directed to the admin login screen. I log in. Nothing happens

 

 

I can try restoring the file from my desktop, or from my backups folder in my oscommerce site... and no luck no matter what I do.

 

I am about to start again from scratch, but has anyone been able to successfully restore a backup ever?

 

thanks

[Guest]

i'm having the same issue, and it appears to have restored back to the original default database, I cannot get my backup I took yesterday to restore

 

can anyone assist

[Guest]

I am about to start again from scratch, but has anyone been able to successfully restore a backup ever?

 

thanks

Not in RC2a, the who's on line stuffs up.

[Jan Zonjee]

i'm having the same issue, and it appears to have restored back to the original default database, I cannot get my backup I took yesterday to restore

 

can anyone assist

Without knowing what error has caused the failure of the backup restore it is close to impossible to tell anybody what to do to solve the problem. There might be an error log somewhere (ask your hosting provider).

 

You could try Database backup manager but backups made with it do not contain the database structure for the table sessions and whos_online. No problem for a restore over an already existing database but if you use it to transfer to another database it is something to keep in mind (needs to be added manually then).

[true1234]

Thanks.

 

I started over and am back up & running.

 

In the future, I'm simply going to FTP the entire site to a local file, as the Oscommerce backup doesn't backup image files, etc. anyway.

 

It's good protection anyway.

[Guest]

Just backup the files, not the posts.