How to repair the database files

2012-09-17T00:23:27Z

Alan.Alexander:

==You might be OK==
There might be nothing to worry about. Check these points:
* Did you come to this page because of a message you saw in the server console or logs?
* Is the following text at the start of the error message block?
ERROR: near "3": syntax error
* If so, then everything is OK. You don't have to do anything written below and you can safely ignore the error message.

==Warnings==
'''Backup all files before attempting a repair!'''
<br>
'''Shutdown the server before attempting a repair!'''

==Windows server==

===Easy way===
*Download [http://updatesa.mtasa.com/sa/files/sqlite/mtasa-db-repair-win.zip this]
*Unzip and put the files into ''server/mods/deathmatch/''
*Double click on ''sqlite_repair_internal_db.bat'' to repair internal.db
*Double click on ''sqlite_repair_registry_db.bat'' to repair registry.db

===Hard way===

*Download sqlite-shell-win32 from [http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-shell-win32-x86-3070700.zip here]. If that link fails, the main download page is [http://www.sqlite.org/download.html here].
*Unzip and put sqlite3.exe into ''server/mods/deathmatch/''
*Open command prompt the change directory to ''server/mods/deathmatch/''
*To repair internal.db:
**Copy '''internal.db''' to '''internal_original.db'''
**Do this command: '''sqlite3.exe internal_original.db .dump | sqlite3.exe internal_repaired.db'''
**Copy '''internal_repaired.db''' to '''internal.db'''

*To repair registry.db:
**Copy '''registry.db''' to '''registry_original.db'''
**Do this command: '''sqlite3.exe registry_original.db .dump | sqlite3.exe registry_repaired.db'''
**Copy '''registry_repaired.db''' to '''registry.db'''

==Linux server==

===Only way===
(You can use the easy way by copying the DB from linux to windows, and use the method used on windows PC's)
*Download sqlite-shell-linux from [http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-shell-linux-x86-3070700.zip here]. If that link fails, the main download page is [http://www.sqlite.org/download.html here].
*Unzip and put sqlite3 into ''server/mods/deathmatch/''
*To repair internal.db:
**Copy '''internal.db''' to '''internal_original.db'''
**Do this command: '''./sqlite3 internal_original.db .dump | ./sqlite3 internal_repaired.db'''
**Copy '''internal_repaired.db''' to '''internal.db'''
<section name="Commands" class="server" show="false">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
cp internal.db internal_original.db
./sqlite3 internal_original.db .dump | ./sqlite3 internal_repaired.db
cp internal_repaired.db internal.db
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

*To repair registry.db:
**Copy '''registry.db''' to '''registry_original.db'''
**Do this command: '''./sqlite3 registry_original.db .dump | ./sqlite3 registry_repaired.db'''
**Copy '''registry_repaired.db''' to '''registry.db'''
<section name="Commands" class="server" show="false">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
cp registry.db registry_original.db
./sqlite3 registry_original.db .dump | ./sqlite3 registry_repaired.db
cp registry_repaired.db registry.db
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

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