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  • Alright, to make a long story short, website was deleted. Automatic backup failed-aka didn’t make the backup. So I scrounge up different files I have backed up in the past when making big changes.

    So I’m trying to get the multisite back up and fix up the damage.
    We tried uploading the .sql file I have and uploading the files,
    I get database error. Passcodes and all seem correct.

    So question is either A. how to figure out what version of wordpress the SQL file used (for I’m suspecting it is older then the files surrounding it). Or other causes for the database connection error?

    Or B. how to restore the websites through a fresh install. Transferring bits of files needed, redowning themes and plugins as needed, and transferring bits of old SQL file to new.

    Warning: I’m a bit of a noob. I’m used to html coding and found it very frustrating that just uploading didn’t do the trick.

    Thanks,

    Anne Hijme

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  • You need to examine the wp-options table in your database backup file and locate the value for the option name db_version.

    Thread Starter AnneHijme

    (@annehijme)

    Esmi,

    Looked it up in the wp_options

    It has the numbers 19470, which looks to be wordpress 3.3 and it’s variations.

    So theoretically if I upload a clean 3.3 and carefully transfer the wp-contents, I could get the site back? It looks like part of the problem is the files I have is after I got multisite. The database is from before I had multisite.

    So any suggestions on how to proceed with upload process?

    I do have XML file of both updated main site and the multisite (aka 2nd site) I’m trying to restore.

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