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  • todd222222
    Member
    • Mar 2003
    • 58

    Restoreing from failed server

    Background:
    Started a site about 10 years ago. Was rather active and had to move to a dedicated server. Server was unix running cpanel and WHM. Had one account on it for forum site.

    About 5 years ago grew tired of site so gave to another person. They had a tech person who kind of help, but I've learned that about 2 or 3 years ago the tech person stopped helping. The owner has no idea how to manage the server and site.

    A couple of days ago the server failed and would not book. Due to the ask of the server and their desire to retire it the hosting company moved them to a new server. Because it was a dedicated server backups were the responsibility of the client.

    The new owner has asked me try and get the site back up.

    As far as I can tell no off server backups have been made. (let this be a warning)

    The hosting company has taken the primary harddrive from the old server and attached to the new server via USB. Once I get what I want off of it they will hook up the secondary harddrive.

    I've managed to find the webfiles and have them moved to the new harddrive (site on new server), but I can't find the harddrive. Maybe on the secondary drive, but I don't want to have the company switch out the drive until I know I'm done with it.

    I'm barely able to get around unix, I've not used it much in the last 5 years...but I learn quick and I've done okay so far.

    Questions:
    1. If backups were setup in cpanel where are they normally stored on the harddrive?
    2. If no backups, is there a way to restore the actual database files to a new database?

    Thanks in advance.
  • Lynne
    Former vBulletin Support
    • Oct 2004
    • 26255

    #2
    1. That is up to the server - you would need to ask the host.

    2. If there is no backup and you are missing some tables, there is no way to bring them back.

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    • snakes1100
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2001
      • 1249

      #3
      WHM - By default the backup system is DISABLED, if the system was enabled & its default storage location unchanged, it would be in /backup

      Cpanel - By design, this has no automation, its manual & the use has to click the backup to start a system backup for that account, then it is downloadable or stored on the system in the /home/username dir.
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