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Manual restore of WHM and all accounts from server files

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    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.
     
    #1 david26uk, Sep 1, 2014
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    #3 david26uk, Sep 2, 2014
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    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.
     
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    as Michael explained not the best way but I have done it many times without issue
     
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    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)
     
    #6 david26uk, Sep 3, 2014
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    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.
     
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