Reinstalling content

[sioux]

I had problems with my installation so deleted everything from the server, backed up my database and deleted it entirely.

Blank canvas!

I reinstalled cmsms (Scarborough), reinstalled database (other way round but you get the picture!), and logged into my site. However all my content is gone!

Excuse my ignorance but I thought all the content was contained within the database and reinstalling it would bring it back

If I have lost all 110 pages of content, what should I backup in future in order not to do this again.

If otoh it's still there - how do I get at it?

Thanks in advance!

[cyberman]

I thought all the content was contained within the database and reinstalling it would bring it back

Hmm, normally it should works ...

It's not easy to say what's the reason - perhaps you can tell us something more about steps you've done ...

If you are not sure please try it once again.

[loosefast]

If you add new content, where is it going?

[sioux]

I got it back. I was doing things the wrong way round.
For the benfit of anyone as inexperienced as me, I dleted the cmsms again. then I reinstalled it, overwriting the existing database content (the option when you install).

Next, I deleted the database (having backed up the original), then reinstalled it again. When I went back to my site - the content had all appeared - phew!!