Your web host may provide a backup service - ask them if they have a recent backup of your site from the time before you did the update.
Alternatively, check your hosting administration utility (cPanel or equivalent) and see if there's a backup section that might allow you to either restore an earlier version of your site's database
You could export your database from phpMyAdmin (as a *.sql file) and download all the Joomla system files for your Joomla installation as well from your web hosting (using FTP or the file manager in your hosting's administration area e.g. cPanel or equivalent). Y
Set up the local server (e.g. WampServer) and copy those system files to a subfolder within the wamp64/www folder like "wamp64/www/your-site".
Create a database with all privileges then import the *.sql file exported from your live site into the local site's database.
Change the database connection information in configuration.php to match that of your local install. That should get your site running. Then install Akeeba Backup and make frequent backups from this time forward. From there, you can then update to J5.
With Wampserver, you have flexibility over the database and PHP versions, so match these to Joomla 5's requirements also considering what your web host is running, and try to match these as closely as possible.
You can find WAMPServer's downloads here: https://wampserver.aviatechno.net/
Alternatively, check your hosting administration utility (cPanel or equivalent) and see if there's a backup section that might allow you to either restore an earlier version of your site's database
You could export your database from phpMyAdmin (as a *.sql file) and download all the Joomla system files for your Joomla installation as well from your web hosting (using FTP or the file manager in your hosting's administration area e.g. cPanel or equivalent). Y
Set up the local server (e.g. WampServer) and copy those system files to a subfolder within the wamp64/www folder like "wamp64/www/your-site".
Create a database with all privileges then import the *.sql file exported from your live site into the local site's database.
Change the database connection information in configuration.php to match that of your local install. That should get your site running. Then install Akeeba Backup and make frequent backups from this time forward. From there, you can then update to J5.
With Wampserver, you have flexibility over the database and PHP versions, so match these to Joomla 5's requirements also considering what your web host is running, and try to match these as closely as possible.
You can find WAMPServer's downloads here: https://wampserver.aviatechno.net/
Statistics: Posted by AMurray — Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:30 am