Quick answer
Database repair is engine-dependent and can modify data. Preserve a verified export and get help with reported corruption before running a repair on a live site.
Applies to
For Interactive Online cPanel customers with permission to manage the selected service. The tool must be enabled on your plan. Open the correct service from the Client Area before changing anything. The preserved video shows an older interface. In cPanel 120 and later, Manage My Databases replaces the older MySQL Databases label. Database and user names may include an account prefix.
Steps
- Record the actual database/table error and identify the storage engine. Check the available backup and recovery route.
- If support or the application's documented procedure calls for the cPanel repair tool, open Manage My Databases and select the exact database under Repair Database.
- Run only the approved repair and read its full result. Do not assume the older video's repair operation applies to InnoDB corruption.
Check the result
Check the repair output, application behavior and required records against the recovery copy. A Repair Complete message is not an application-level acceptance test.
Troubleshooting and support
If the repair fails or important data is missing, stop repeated attempts and contact support with the redacted error and backup date.
If the problem continues, contact support from the account that owns the service. Include the domain, exact error, time and time zone, tool name, and a redacted screenshot. Keep passwords, private keys, cookies and private message content out of the ticket.
Video tutorial
The original video is preserved. Its interface or product version may differ from the written guidance above.
Related help
- How to check a MySQL database for errors in cPanel
- Check that a WordPress backup includes files and database
Official references
Written content reviewed November 1, 2026. Menu availability depends on the product version, permissions and service.
