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Getting text from Wordpress website

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  • 07-07-2014 2:06pm
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    lmahoney79
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    Hi, This may seem like a very silly question to you developers so apologies in advance!! I am building a website for someone using Joomla, they previously had a Wordpress website which was taken down because of malicious software which was uploaded to it.
    My client wants me to try and get as much text as I can from the old Wordpress site but because it no longer exits, I cannot look at it. Is there a way of finding all the text on the website from the wp files or database?
    Thanks. :o


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    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    lmahoney79 wrote: »
    Hi, This may seem like a very silly question to you developers so apologies in advance!! I am building a website for someone using Joomla, they previously had a Wordpress website which was taken down because of malicious software which was uploaded to it.
    My client wants me to try and get as much text as I can from the old Wordpress site but because it no longer exits, I cannot look at it. Is there a way of finding all the text on the website from the wp files or database?
    Thanks. :o

    The WayBackMachine ?

    http://archive.org/web/


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    Digital Society
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Digital Society


    Are you saying you have the files and Database from the old Site?

    If so just install it again and link to old database.


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    lmahoney79
    Registered Users Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭lmahoney79


    Yeah I have the files but I did not want to upload it all again in case I also upload the malicious software along with it. Plus I have Joomla install now on new domain


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    lmahoney79
    Registered Users Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭lmahoney79


    gozunda wrote: »
    The WayBackMachine ?

    http://archive.org/web/


    This worked great, thank you so much!


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    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    lmahoney79 wrote: »
    This worked great, thank you so much!

    Nah bother ... I always find that one handy.


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    Digital Society
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭Digital Society


    lmahoney79 wrote: »
    Yeah I have the files but I did not want to upload it all again in case I also upload the malicious software along with it. Plus I have Joomla install now on new domain

    Host it locally with XAMPP. You could even use a Wordpress to Joomla converter and save yourself a ton of time.

    The malicious software is likely just a link to a dodgy site. Try scanning the files you have with an AV.


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    amen
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    What are you doing to stop Joomla getting infected with crap ?

    The same issues occur on both Joomla/Wordpress.


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    #9
    lmahoney79
    Registered Users Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭lmahoney79


    Mods: Please close thread. Issue solved.


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