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We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:22 pm
by Bootsy
Sorry for the lapse in service since Monday night.

I'll let you know the exact reasons when I can but suffice to say after a lot of issues we have had to restore to the last back up point which was the early hours of Monday morning.

Therefore anything you posted (including PMS) on Monday has gone.

Sorry :(

However, hopefully normal service has resumed.

Thanks for your patience (and the 200 plus emails I received reporting the problem!) - nice to be wanted though.

Thomas

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:39 pm
by hot66
thanks for all the work that must go in to getting us back up & running 8)

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:40 pm
by gridgway
Thanks very getting us back up and running...much appreciated.
Graham

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:47 pm
by barryb
Hi

I missed you :( Sorry to have pestered you with an email whilst you were trying to fix the problem. Glad your back :cheers:

Barry

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:49 pm
by Bootsy
Although I got lot's of emails - they were all welcome, it was nice to hear from you all

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:02 pm
by roy mawbey
Thanks for the mail letting me know that was appreciated.

Roy

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:16 pm
by markm
Good work Bootsy, we lost our emails earlier this week also, our server is with GoDaddy who got hit this week

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:20 pm
by Bootsy
markm wrote:Good work Bootsy, we lost our emails earlier this week also, our server is with GoDaddy who got hit this week
Yes, GoDaddy experienced a major hack on Sunday.

Our problems don't seem connected in anyway as I don't host the forum with them.

I'm still trying to get to the bottom of what happened.

I think it was a big surge in Guests hitting the database and 'breaking' one of the database tables which after many attempts to repair was completely corrupt. Thus having to resort to restoring the latest clean back up version of it which was from early Monday morning.

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:21 pm
by Mitch
Thanks & well done Bootsy. Good work that man! :cheers: :cheers:

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:29 pm
by DarthMJH
Thanks for getting the forums back up and running I was getting withdrawal symptoms.

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:14 pm
by DustyM
:cheers: :cheers:

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:11 pm
by KS
Pay the bills next time, Bootsy. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for all you do... :alien:

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:23 pm
by Bootsy
KS wrote:Pay the bills next time, Bootsy. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for all you do... :alien:
:lol:

I'm going to see if I can develop this 'restore' idea where you can go back to a point in time - may be handy for the ageing DDK massive. :bigsmurf:

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:29 pm
by KS
Make it Friday 6th August 1976 – the day before my first wedding. Then i could have stayed at home instead!

Re: We're back BUT ......

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:31 pm
by Bootsy
Another thought.

Whilst we were down I posted updates on Facebook as the majority of my friends on Facebook are Porsche related. So it's worth befriending me on FB if you want to be kept up to date in times of DDK Fail. http://www.facebook.com/thomas.lubbock

This is not a plea for virtual friends - honest