So after some major time wasting by myself the problems have been fixed. All down to mod security and the host end.
just for reference the symptoms were:
1. Could not upload any media
2. Could not edit or save edits to any pages, post, plugins or widgets
Here’s the long list of things I tried and eventually ended up doing out of desperation
- Reinstall WP2.5
- Install WP2.5.1
- Clear all caches and cookies
- Searched WP forums for possible solutions
- Wasted loads of time trying things that didn’t work
- Posted on WP forums asking for help – no-one came
- Deleted all files from my host (after backing up)
- Reinstalled WP2.3.2 and couldn’t recover database
- Upgraded using WPAU plugin to WP2.5
- Tried to recover database again
- Failed
- Tried again and again and again
- Failed again and again and again
- Considered using other CMS like drupal or joomla
- Installed XAMPP and WP2.3.2 / WP2.5 and WP2.5 on a flash drive to try and recreate problems – no success
- Redirected my whole site to old WP.com site
- Tried to relsove through WP IRC. No one about
- Decided that this was a very good way of backing up seeing as everything else went to the dogs
- Contacted my host and within 15 had the problem solved.
Can you tell that this has cheesed me off?
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