7cogs sample data messed up my db :(

[lou cat, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

Hi all,

After struggling with ext plugin and redeployment, I've found myself with basically a new liferay installation and I think the sevencogs-hook messed up my postgresql database
The result is that I cannot access my portal, I don't find my pages etc, even if it is poiting at the correct database, and there is a defaul liferay welcome page.
I tried to re-istall the ROOT again and deleting the sample data better this time, but I'm afraid my db has been already populated with that stuff

What can I do to solve this problem?
Can't I delete sevencogs data directly from the DB, or is there a simple way that will preserve my pages?

thanks!!!

[Mika Koivisto, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you installed sevencogs hook it deleted any pre existing data from the portal. I hope you had a backup of the database. This is why we don't have that hook in 6.1 GA2 anymore.

[Hitoshi Ozawa, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

Sorry, but as Mika replied, this has been one of the major problem with liferay's application server bundles. It was really just meant to be show a demo site and not meant to be used to develop a site.
I always recommend to use liferay's war package instead and only deploy necessary portlets so admin have a clear understanding of how application server is setup and which portlets are installed.

If you don't have a backup of your database, you'll just have to start over.

[lou cat, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

I see
Thanks anyway guys.
I will find a solution for the db (backup or creating everything again).
I just don't understand how this could happen following the official istructions to re-deploy am EXT plugin

...and do you have any idea of why I don't find some portlets in my "new" liferay installation?
web form portlet disappeared!
can I place it back some way? it doesn't find any portlet from the repository...

[Hitoshi Ozawa, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

Kind of difficult to answer your question because you haven't specified which version of Liferay you're using.

[lou cat, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

6.0.6

I have the idea that it is still the most popular one on the community...

Anyway *maybe* I will be able to move everything on 6 CE GA2, hoping this is a good and stable version for production...
I don't want to see an ext plugin anymore!!

[Hitoshi Ozawa, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

There's still web form portlet available in Liferay 6.0.6 from the "Add" menu.

I'm not sure what you're doing with re-deploying ext plugin. Aren't you just upgrading? Why do you need to redeploy ext-plugin?

[lou cat, geändert vor 11 Jahren.]

I developed an ext-plugin to extend a struts action, but it wasn't working so after the first deployment I did some changes and I had to redeploy.