Hey,
Since you have a backup of your site, then you should be able to set it up on a fresh install of wordpress.
What kind of backup do you have? was this done with a plugin? If so, which one?
-Kevin
Thank you so much for responding Kevin! I have a full computer (Time machine) backup as of last week. I’ve tried just replacing the entire MAMP folder with the backup, but it won’t connect to mySQL. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
I’m not super familiar with this process, but I suggest reading through this article on restoring your database from a backup:
https://www.quora.com/profile/Jordan-Ryan/Web-Dev/How-to-Recover-innoDB-MySQL-files-using-MAMP-on-a-Mac
-Kevin
Thank you, I will check it out.
Okay, in case someone else has this problem – I found a solution on another forum…
Quite MAMP.
Then, inside the MAMP/db/mysql56 folder, delete the 2 files called: ib_logfile0 and ib_logfile1
Restart MAMP and it should connect.
Thanks for sharing! Were you able to fully recover your site?
-Kevin
Yes! I was still initially having an issue connecting to PHPmyAdmin locally, but changed my PHP version in MAMP and then it worked.
Hopefully this helps someone else, as I was having a heck of a time finding the right solution. Some other sites had mentioned deleting more than those 2 files and that didn’t work for me. Just those 2 specific files – the app recreates them the next time you open it, and it worked like a charm.
🙂
