Creating a local version of existing PW site with show-stopping errors...

[creativeguy]

I posted something here about a year ago for the same reason, but now a different site. My developer partner and Processwire guy Anthony passed away in 2020. I now have to make some modifications to a PW site he created for one of our clients. Not sure how best to describe the issues, but I'll try.

The site was hacked and redirecting to a Viagra website. He called me, and I asked him to contact GoDaddy, as this wasn't really a design issue. They sorted it out, but recommended he update the PW version and change the DB passwords, etc. My actions:

I downloaded the latest PW and installed it as a blank profile

I grabbed the DB data from GoDaddy and updated my local database

I pulled down the "site" folder to get all the front-end files, etc.

When I connected my clean PW install to the existing site data everything went haywire.

When I log into the admin, I get these errors: 

• Modules: Configurable module check failed for FieldtypeImage. If this error persists, please do a Modules > Refresh.

• Field: Fieldtype 'FieldtypeTextareas' does not exist

• Field: Fieldtype 'FieldtypeTable' does not exist

• Modules: Configurable module check failed for FieldtypeFile. If this error persists, please do a Modules > Refresh.

• Modules: Configurable module check failed for PagePathHistory. If this error persists, please do a Modules > Refresh.

Then there's a list of "36 module version changes" followed by a number of "System updater ... skipped" items. I know Anthony used several Pro PW Admin add ons for grouping fields and such. I don't have those. Is that what's triggering this issue? Will I have to purchase all of them now as well, to be able to load and edit a site? Or is this something else? Did I do this the wrong way from the start?

Some help would be appreciated - I'm a creative pro with limited knowledge of back-end.

[netcarver]

Hi @creativeguy Sorry to hear you lost your dev partner, and now have to recover a site from a hack on top of that!

I suggest you PM Ryan regarding the license questions. If Anthony billed you for the price of the modules, I suspect you own them anyway - but that's just my take - please talk to Ryan.

As some of those messages are pointing out, suggest you start off with a refresh of the modules from the Modules > Refresh menu option.  I suspect the 36 module changes will go away or can be ignored, as you'd expect a bunch of modules to have changed.

Please post again with updates and hopefully someone more skilled at fixing these kind of issues may jump in to advise as well.

[bernhard]

10 hours ago, creativeguy said:

The site was hacked and redirecting to a Viagra website. He called me, and I asked him to contact GoDaddy, as this wasn't really a design issue. They sorted it out, but recommended he update the PW version and change the DB passwords

Do you know why/how the redirect happens? I'd try copying all files as they are on the server, copy the DB and then see if you get it running that way on your dev machine. Once you have it running do the upgrade of PW (which will replace the wire folder) and inspect all the files in site folder carefully.

Good luck!