[URGENT] Lost forum data becuse of backups!

[Venom]

Hi yesterday i made a backup with phpbb but since then there have been new posts.

i made a backup with my host after new posts were made and have been able to restore it to that state editing the db manually but i only want to restore the posts from the hosts backup as it had mads which i dont want on my forums.

can anyone help?

 

[Brad]

Welll, download the .sql file, then search for phpbb_posts and phpBB_threads (if you used a different prefix then don't use phpBB) and copy all the SQL info and insert it into the db.

 

[Venom]

ok thanks
ill try this now

obvious making a backup first 😛

 

[Brad]

ok thanks
ill try this now

obvious making a backup first 😛

Yep, let me know if you have any errors ect.

 

[CyberFreak]

That is likely to create issues further down the road. Some can be easily fixed and some might not be. When making a new post, alot more happens than a new row in the post table and the topic table.

Personally, i would just use the older backup and lose some posts and will probably be easier in the long run.

 

[USHost247]

That is likely to create issues further down the road. Some can be easily fixed and some might not be. When making a new post, alot more happens than a new row in the post table and the topic table.

Personally, i would just use the older backup and lose some posts and will probably be easier in the long run.

I second this.

 

[Brad]

That is likely to create issues further down the road. Some can be easily fixed and some might not be. When making a new post, alot more happens than a new row in the post table and the topic table.

Personally, i would just use the older backup and lose some posts and will probably be easier in the long run.

Or you could get them to make the posts again 🙂