Best way to Start Over on my Dreamhost server?

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Published on 2009-11-15T17:28:19Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 15:08 UTC
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I have made a mess of my Dreamhost slice and want to know if there's a way to clean install/fresh install/wipe everything and start over?

Is there a shell script to do this or would I have to do it through the Dreamhost admin panel or even contact Dreamhost to get them to do it for me?

Any advice is appreciated, I'm not sure the best way to proceed. Thanks!

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