Full Database Backup Extraction

  • soulroom75

    (@soulroom75)


    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi there,
    I recently tried to use another plugin to make a client site more security enhanced. This plugin resulting in the site resinstalling itself and reverting the templates back to its original state, with no images, page etc.
    Luckily I used online backup and few weeks back to make a backup which resides on the clients server. There is no decrypted version but a full backup entitled ‘backup.zip.php’. Could someone please advise how to extract this file and obtain the databse so i can provide our hosting company with the databse to get eh site up and running.

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wponlinebackup/

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  • Plugin Author Online Backup

    (@driskell)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi soulroom75,

    That file is a “cache” file the plugin creates. When you create a backup you need to download it to your computer and it will give you a file named “WPOnlineBackup_Full.zip”. If the cache file is in tact and complete we might be able to recover the file from it, but the plugin itself does not allow local backup storage at the moment. It simply creates a backup you can download, called a “Download backup”.

    Try download the file and renaming it to “backup.zip” so it ends in “.zip”. It will likely not be accessible and say it is corrupt or something. But if you download and install 7-Zip or WinRAR or WinZIP archiving utilities they usually have a “Repair” option in them. This SHOULD work and make the file usable as a ZIP file.

    Basically the cache file has a header, of around 40-50 bytes, after which the ZIP file starts. Repairing the file in a competent archiving utility should notice this and strip it out for you.

    Regards,

    Jason

    Thread Starter soulroom75

    (@soulroom75)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Jason,
    Panic over I think. I found a WPOnlineBackup.zip and got the site back up and running. Thank god I used your tool when I did, otherwise it would have been a very poor start to the weekend. Thanks for getting back in touch.
    Regards.
    Lee.

    Plugin Author Online Backup

    (@driskell)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    No problem! Glad to help.

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