wordpress redirect to install.php and mysql empty

  • yortem

    (@yortem)


    7 years, 2 months ago

    i have a big problem on my server and the server’s owner doesnt know how to solve it.

    suddenly

    1. any page on wordperss site redirect to wp-admin/install.php
    2. the tables in phpmyadmin shows as “table doesnt exist in engine”
    3. only one random site from the 10 sites i have in the server is working.
    4. vbulletin forum also has a problem related to the mysql

    what could cause this? how can i solve it?

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    7 years, 2 months ago

    It sounds like something bad happened to the mySQL server itself. Do you have backups of your missing databases?

    Thread Starter yortem

    (@yortem)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    i have a backup from the day before, but i tried to use it and it still deosnt help.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    7 years, 2 months ago

    but i tried to use it

    How did you try to use it? Does your database have tables in in when you look in phpmyadmin?

    Thread Starter yortem

    (@yortem)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    yesterday it had tables and they had full size. maybe the server’s owner touched something.
    now the tables are there but they are all 0KB…. the mysql itself is 0KB

    i did restore backups on direct-admin.

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    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

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    7 years, 2 months ago

    Until the server’s owner fixes the SQL, you’re SOL. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

    But seriously, it seems like the MySQL server is corrupt and that’s at a level above WordPress. You can’t fix your site until the server is fixed. Or you may want to find another place to host your site(s).

    Thread Starter yortem

    (@yortem)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    well this is messed up,
    i found out that in the root “/var/lib/mysql/pkurbxhv_megawp/”
    i have all the tables and their content in idb and frm files
    i moved to another server and the mysql show me the tables but still think they are empty, or “not exist in engine”.
    there is a way to extarct the content of the tables from ibd and frm files?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    7 years, 2 months ago

    This is a MySQL question, not a WordPress question. Moving those files is *not* the way to move a database. You need to dump the DB from one and import into another.

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