Manual restore of WHM and all accounts from server files

[david26uk]

Hi There,

Is it possible to manually restore WHM accounts and databases from server files?

Unfortunate my dedicated server failed to boot last week due to a kernel upgrade (thanks GoDaddy). I was forced to re-provision the server.

I have a fresh install + all server files - that's it.

Many thanks for your time.

 

[dalem]

Bit old but should still work
Restore cpanel server from corrupted drive - cPanel KnowledgeBase

 

[david26uk]

Bit old but should still work
Restore cpanel server from corrupted drive - cPanel KnowledgeBase

Looks good, thank you.

Can't see anything about the databases, would this try to recreate them?

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

That third-party guide does reference "/var/lib/mysql" where your databases are stored. Note that this method of restoring a server is not supported. Ideally, you should backup your accounts using the included backup options so they can be restored in situations like this.

Thank you.

 

[dalem]

rsync -vrplogDtH /olddrive/var/lib/mysql /var/lib

database

as Michael explained not the best way but I have done it many times without issue

 

[david26uk]

database

as Michael explained not the best way but I have done it many times without issue

Thanks Guys - I have done it this way and everything appears OK

Note: I'm unable to restore innodb tables though, so I've learned keeping daily backups is vital (prevention better than solution)

 

[cPanelMichael]

I'm not sure how much it will help in this particular case, but you may find the following thread useful if you need to repair InnoDB:

InnoDB Repair Guide

Thank you.