Thanks for the info, Christian. The reason for my questions… I had reset my wp-config file to simply point to the backup of my database; however, the s2member data was still blank.
When I compare the wp_options and the wp_usermeta table for my current database vs. my backup database, i can see that my backup database has a lot more s2member-related data. So, maybe you’re correct and I had the safeguard set incorrectly (although, i sure thought i did have it correct) but, I could be wrong.
Still, I had expected that simply pointing back to the backup database would have been sufficient. Soooo… I can see that data exists in the tables, I simply can’t access them. I’m racking my brain for ideas…
* I always try to stay current with updates but maybe, I updated s2member software AFTER my backup. Could that be a problem? Is there a way to tell from the database info which version of s2member was active at the time?
* is there any other tool/trick that can extract the s2member data from a database so it can be re-imported into the correct database?
I am so desperate now that later today I may try to create a whole new WP installation with only s2member as a plug-in then import the wp_users, wp_options and wp_usermeta tables — hopefully, i can then try the IMPORT/EXPORT of s2member data that you suggested in the related post: http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/no-profile-fields-safeguard-active/#26943
Alas… today’s is my birthday so I am going to try to enjoy some of it then spend another few hours to try to track this down this evening. Unfortunately, starting tomorrow, I have to work back-to-back 10-hour days at my real job then I can turn my attention back to this problem in 3 days.
Of course, I’ll post an update if I solve it before then but i still welcome ANY thoughts you or others might have so I can try them when I can.
Thanks, in advance, for your thoughts.