• Hi, I cannot login to my wp website anymore.

    a DB repair database task on wp-admin/maint/repair.php?repair=1

    gives these items that could not be repaired:

    Some database problems could not be repaired. Please copy-and-paste the following list of errors to the WordPress support forums to get additional assistance. So here I am. What to do?

    wp_users: Wrong bytesec: 0- 0- 0 at 609872; Skipped
    wp_options: Wrong bytesec: 58- 48- 59 at 14928984; Skipped
    wp_postmeta: Found block with too small length at 5493740; Skipped

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  • Hello @keesjan,

    I hope things are going well for you.

    Based on what you’ve pasted, it seems like the database is corrupted, and WordPress’s built-in tools can’t fix it because those tables were skipped.

    Such things could happen due to
    – Disk size issue
    – Server crash or went out of memory
    – Interrupted the MySQL write

    The easy solution would be to contact your Hosting support; they’ll handle it safely.

    In case you still want to fix it
    – Create a site backup from the hosting level,
    You can follow this guide: https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/security/backup/

    – Ensure the server doesn’t fall in the above-mentioned situation, else you must get in touch with the Hosting Support, who can restart the MariaDB/MySQL services if needed.

    – This guide has a detailed process that you can refer to fix this: https://blogvault.net/repair-wordpress-database/

    Also, you can add the site URL where we can review the Hosting and suggest a more effective workaround to handle the case most easily.

    We look forward to hearing from you soon.


    Kind Regards,
    Imran Khan

    @keesjan the errors indicate physical corruption in your database tables, which the automated repair tool cannot fix indeed.. Being more specific – these errors (“Wrong bytesec”, “block with too small length”) suggest physical database corruption at the storage level. Contacting your host might be ideal here and they should be able to quickly assist you with:

    • Restoring from an older backup
    • Run mySQL recovery tools (ex myisamchk or innochk)
    • Check for disk/hardware issues
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