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


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


=Windows server=
==Windows server==


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


==Hard way==
===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].
*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].
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=Linux server=
==Linux server==


==Only way==
===Only way===


*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].
*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].

Revision as of 02:44, 24 May 2012

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!
Shutdown the server before attempting a repair!

Windows server

Easy way

  • Download 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 here. If that link fails, the main download page is 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

  • Download sqlite-shell-linux from here. If that link fails, the main download page is 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
  • 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