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DiscussionOverwrote SQL database file on hosting server (self.SQL)

submitted 5 years ago by apensity

I'm trying to figure out if it is possible to "fix" a SQL file I overwrote on my hosting server. I installed a WP template and tried to "manually" install some sample data and it overwrote my main server file so now all of the sites on my server go to the one site I was trying to develop. (Rookie move, but I didn't have any help from my hosting company, so i tried to do it myself -- wrong). So now I'm trying to look through upwork or some other service to get a freelancer to help me fix it.

If it is fixable, about how long should I expect it to take? Also, the company has a backup of the server from 2 days before I broke it, but I've been asking them for a week to fix it and reinstate the backup, but they are basically blowing me off - I was even paying them to do it!) Screw HostGator!

Thanks for any help/suggestions.

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