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Last updated on August 10th, 2021 at 02:03 pm<\/p>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In order to keep your WordPress website healthy and fully-functional, you need to make sure that your WordPress database is working fine.<\/p>\n

It is this database that stores all of the website-related information. And if your WordPress database stops functioning, you might have a hard time accessing the site. A quick fix here would be to repair the database and make sure things resort back to the normal stage.<\/p>\n

Well, if you aren’t sure then don’t worry we will help you out. This article is specifically designed to outline the steps you need to follow, in order to repair your WordPress database.<\/p>\n

Before getting into the details of the same, let’s see the different situations under which you would need to repair your database.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Do You Need To Repair a WordPress Database?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]At times, things do not work the way we expect to. A sudden server crash or a WordPress table went wrong, and your website might come to a pause. Often, it is seen that the most common reasons where a WordPress owner needs to repair a database are when the existing one gets corrupted.<\/p>\n

There could be several reasons for the same. But what we focus on, here is the need to combat the backdrop of this corruption rather than introspecting on how. Considering that your WordPress website is of great importance and shutting down the site for even a minute would cost you high.<\/p>\n

A corrupted database would redirect them to a page not found an error. This increases the bounce rate of the website and then, disrupting the overall page rankings. Of course, you would not want this to happen, right?<\/p>\n

The best you can do is follow the steps given below and then repair your corrupted database.<\/p>\n

Another reason as to why you would need to repair a database is when your WordPress<\/a> tables are behaving unexpectedly. Wrong outputs, irrelevant retrieval and other issues related to database tables might lead to denied access to the site. And, hence repairing them is the only thing that would help you restore the functionality of your website.<\/p>\n

Convinced?<\/p>\n

Let’s see how we can repair your WordPress database.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”How to Repair Database?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Data Backup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even before you start with the process of repairing your WordPress database, it is important to have a backup of the same. In case, you have not created one, we will start with it
\nRemember, without creating a backup of the website, you might lose some of the important data.<\/p>\n

For instances where your website is already corrupted and you are no longer allowed to access the WordPress website, you can backup the site manually.<\/p>\n

Start PHPMyAdmin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once you have successfully created a backup of your data, we next need to start the PHPMyAdmin.<\/p>\n

For this, you would need to log in to the cPanel of your WordPress website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3181″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n