Manually restore database with GoDaddy hosting

[DanielParticipant]

I was unable to restore our site (brierdunn.com) via the WP Admin console, so proceeded with the 3 steps for manual restoration found here.

I skipped step 1 (Unpack a fresh copy of WordPress), since it seemed unnecessary.

I was able to complete step 2 (Unpack the plugins / uploads / etc.).

Now I’m stuck on step 3 (Import your database). When I try to import the database file via phpMyAdmin in our GoDaddy hosting account, I get the error:

“You attempted to load file with unsupported compression (application/gzip). Either support for it is not implemented or disabled by your configuration.”

I tried renaming the database file to include the pattern “sql.gz,” but it still fails with the same error message.

I’m at a loss on how to fix this and our site is currently down as a result.

Thanks in advance for your help!
Dan

[Dee NutbourneModerator]

Hi Daniel,

It appears that your hosts have disabled GZIP support in phpMyAdmin.

phpMyAdmin should be able to support ZIP uploads. You can do this by unpacking the Database backup file (using a good zipping utility such as 7-zip), then zipping the contents as a ZIP file.
You should then be able to import the file into phpMyAdmin.

Best Wishes,
David

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