HELP!How can I skip wordpress install if it's already been installed?

  • geekyjoncool

    (@geekyjoncool)


    9 years, 6 months ago

    I had a few sites already made on my localhost using wamp server 2.5, long story short it wouldn’t start the apache service so i re installed it- Backed up my www folder where my database content was and put everything back after re-installing wamp, Now evertime I go to my local host sites it tells me to name the site username says User(s) already exists. and it asks put in my email. then says i get a bunch of database errors and at the very bottom Success!

    WordPress has been installed. Were you expecting more steps? Sorry to disappoint.

    Username admin
    password random characters

    I click log in and i get redirected to the welcome page to input my site title and etc…

    I put a pretty good amount of time in these sites and I need help recovering them.
    Thank you for your time

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  • LyleChamney

    (@lylechamney)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Backed up my www folder where my database content was

    Unfortunately, that is not where your database content is located; that is where your site files are located. Your database files are located here:

    C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17

    Therefore, on a WAMP install of the latest version, you would need to backup and restore these two folders:

    C:\wamp\www

    C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17

    To verify, I just tried it:

    – installed WAMP
    – installed WP
    – copied both the above-noted folders to a temp location
    – uninstalled WAMP and deleted any remaining files and folders
    – reinstalled WAMP
    – deleted the new www folder and replaced it with the copy
    – deleted the new mysql5.6.17 folder and replaced it with the copy
    – started both WAMP servers
    – logged into the WP site 🙂

    Thread Starter geekyjoncool

    (@geekyjoncool)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you for the helpful information, unfortunately I don’t believe I backed up C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17 :/
    Are my local sites just doomed and need to be started over or can I find a way to repair C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.6.17?

    LyleChamney

    (@lylechamney)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Have a look in the location mentioned to see if the database is still there. If it is, then check out the MySQL Forum on how to edit the MySQL configuration file on how to make the existing database “visible” and accessible to WP.

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