Database lost?

[Thanee]

Havn't seen any definite announcements about this (might have missed them, of course).

Is there any hope that the database can be restored, or is the current EN-World what we are going to continue with?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Keith Robinson]

Havn't seen any definite announcements about this (might have missed them, of course).

Is there any hope that the database can be restored, or is the current EN-World what we are going to continue with?

Bye
Thanee

I'm pretty certain that this is it. I don't think they'd upload an old database, do loads of work on it (as well as letting users update their own stuff) and then upload a newer version, over-writing everything.

Just my opinion.

 

[Iku Rex]

I doubt if the database is completely lost. (Unless it's been deleted/overwritten.) The boards were up for a short while after about a day of downtime (not sure about the exact time), and the latest posts and threads were available then. I even made a new post. Clearly it wasn't a complete meltdown.

My guess is they went with the simple "start over" solution rather than try to fix whatever it was that was causing the problem(s).

 

[buzz]

Might I ask why it is that the most recent database backup is six months old? I'm honestly not trying to be snarky; it just seems like there should be more frequent backups.

 

[shaylon]

Might I ask why it is that the most recent database backup is six months old? I'm honestly not trying to be snarky; it just seems like there should be more frequent backups.

According to Spoony this was the last one they did, back when he was doing admin work for ENWorld.

I think given the situation they will probably do a better job of backups from now on. A lot of times it takes something like this to change people's minds about processes.

 

[buzz]

According to Spoony this was the last one they did, back when he was doing admin work for ENWorld.

I think given the situation they will probably do a better job of backups from now on. A lot of times it takes something like this to change people's minds about processes.

I hope so. I know this is just a gaming site, but given its preeminence among gaming sites and the sheer amount of content, backups should be done weekly.

 

[freebfrost]

Yeah, I'd have to agree. For such a large site, the level of disaster planning is obviously lacking. I have a small website that I use for my gaming groups and even I do backups every two weeks or so.

Losing 4,000 accounts? Having to reload Community Support information manually? Five months with no backup?

No business (and yes, EnWorld is a business at this point) can afford to run this way. Luckily EnWorld has fostered a lot of goodwill while growing in the community, but they can't continue in such a haphazard way.

I'm hoping we'll see a post by Morrus and Co. that will address this soon.

 

[Morrus]

There is a possibility we can use a much more recent backup, but we need to check carefully it is not corrupted at all. We only tracked this backup down in the last few hours (I didn't even know it existed!). Hang tight for more news on that!

 

[Arnwyn]

*ahem* On the bright side, ENWorld is now running blazingly fast...

 

[freebfrost]

*ahem* On the bright side, ENWorld is now running blazingly fast...

(chokes on coffee)