Hi, you should restore your old database backup to revert the changes. If you did a backup before making changes with this plugins, you’ll be able to revert almost all its changes. The prefix table changes the names of the tables in the mysql tables itself, and in the reference within the wp-config.php file; you have to update this file in order to connect to the right tables.
The plugin probably cannot be activated because it is still trying to use the tables with the altered prefix. I would rename the plugin folder to anything else and try again activating. If this don’t work, I would search the mysql db looking for the configuration of the plugin and the prefix for the tables that it have set, and rename it to the new prefix.
Hope this helps 😉
Hi Marcelo,
Thanks for your answer.
I do have a backup of the DB, but if I would restore that one I would loose content that was created ever since.
This plugin looks to secure your WordPress install, but it seems like locking yourself into a room and throwing away the key.
Thanks anyways!
Chris
hehe, I know. Personally, I wouldn’t bother about the prefix of the table, it will continue working well and no other plugins should be hurt in the meantime.
Regarding the content you created since the modifications, you can EXPORT your full xml file with the native WordPress options. Then, restore your backup, AND THEN import the xml file. This process SHOULDNT overwrite previous posts/pages/comments/whatever; it only will add the new content.
JUST IN CASE, DO A FULL BACKUP BEFORE TRYING THIS, AND SAVE IT AND NAME IT ACCORDINGLY (AND DONT DELETE IT UNTIL YOU ARE REALLY REALLY SURE THAT ALL IS OK).
I have the same problem. I updated Better WP Security to it’s latest version 3.5.6 and since then I can’t reactivate it. I’ve already tried removing all the files and downloading from the plugin site, but this did not help.
The prefix table changes the names of the tables in the mysql tables itself, and in the reference within the wp-config.php file; you have to update this file in order to connect to the right tables.
This is correctly configured, the wp-config table prefix is the same as the actual prefix in the database.
Anyone got an idea on how to activate the plugin again?
With all these complications, I wonder why anyone would want to use a plugin like this?
But thanks for the advice everyone.
If you are running the last stable version of WordPress, the only possible problem for this is some kind of customization you did or any weird plugin interfering with this one.
I’m using the plugin in 3 different websites and even more, one of them is also using the WordFence plugin to block entire countries that are source of botnets and spam, and it’s working fine for me. Obviously, I didn’t activate ALL of the plugin options because some arent useful to me, and other protections are already set at server level.
I don’t know. The developers should be here answering questions…
