http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: NOTE: We're running on a backup server, due to data center issues. en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:49:40 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-34164 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:57:00 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 34164@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@aleeve i ran out of money and couldn't pay it at the time so they shut me off. but now i'm back up so it's all cool now :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27487 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:42:24 +0000 Aleeve 27487@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jack what HAS happened to your internet?<br /> I guess your on at school as your write these? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27439 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:42:46 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 27439@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ya but i don't have internet anymore :( so i haven't been able to get on lately </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27160 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:31:20 +0000 The Geek 27160@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>For more on the problem, it was also covered on slashdot: <a href='http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/06/01/1715247.shtml'>http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/06/01/1715247.shtml</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27155 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:21:51 +0000 techgranny 27155@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well that's a relief. I thought the problem was on my end. Jack, the site went down for a while. No worries mate! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27149 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:00:49 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 27149@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>wow looks like i missed a bit here huh? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27068 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:49:02 +0000 whs 27068@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It's probably best if all take a few days vacation and give them a chance to fix it. The Geek is trying his best, but with all those lost posts it is not easy to make an orderly follow-up on the affected posts. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27058 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:47:13 +0000 Aleeve 27058@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I was going to say that i was wondering where some of my posts went! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27005 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:19:52 +0000 jd2066 27005@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ok. Oddly enough the first post in this topic and my last post in this topic show the correct time.<br /> Edit: As do the last few posts by ScottW and Lighthouse on the other topics. Maybe it fixed itself.<br /> Edit 2: This post though showed up with the wrong time. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27004 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:17:37 +0000 The Geek 27004@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'll look at that... for me it shows the correct time, but the problem is likely because this server is in a different timezone than the regular server is. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-27003 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:14:49 +0000 jd2066 27003@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I think there maybe something wrong with the RSS feed. My feed reader is dating all the new posts as 2008-05-31 12:XX pm. XX being the minute.<br /> Also my RSS reader still has the posts from that time period. I'm not sure though if I should repost my posts as they will be back later. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26999 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:02:24 +0000 The Geek 26999@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Well, I think everything is operational at this point. </p> <p>Once they get the data center back up and running, I'll evaluate how many posts we lost (they aren't lost, they are just on the other server). I'll try and restore them if possible... but I'm not sure how easy that will be. </p> <p>If you are curious, all the details on the explosion are here: <a href='http://forums.theplanet.com/index.php?showtopic=90185'>http://forums.theplanet.com/index.php?showtopic=90185</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26997 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:43:47 +0000 The Geek 26997@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I will attempt to restore all of those posts if possible... I don't think there were all that many, just posts between 12:30pm EST and 6pm EST. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26996 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:40:04 +0000 ScottW 26996@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>So, the missing posts are gone forever? It looks like some of mine got nuked in the 'splosion and I have no backups. If I remembered to always add a thread to my favorites, and therefore RSS feed, I would be more likely to have a copy of my own replies. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26995 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:38:34 +0000 jd2066 26995@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Will those posts come back when you get access to the server? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26994 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:34:46 +0000 The Geek 26994@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>We are indeed back... I had to quickly get a new server at a different hosting provider, copy all the files up and get everything setup and running.</p> <p>There's still a few problems with things not working... but it'll all be resolved shortly.</p> <p>I better get a free month of hosting out of this. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26993 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:33:21 +0000 ScottW 26993@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Is it back?!? Oh my, I've been suffering from HTG withdrawal! Need a fix -- must help someone solve a problem. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/note-were-running-on-a-backup-server-due-to-data-center-issues-1#post-26992 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:25:04 +0000 The Geek 26992@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Yesterday around 6PM EST or so, the hosting center where I have my server had an explosion of some type... which caused them to lose power, and it looks like it'll be a day before it comes back up. Thankfully the server is fine, but I can't access it.</p> <p>This just goes to show that it's really important to have OFF SITE backups when you are running a website. Thankfully I set that up about 6 months ago... We did lose a few forum posts, since the last backup was about 6 hours before the crash.</p> <p>Everything else should be fine, we shouldn't lose any more posts. </p>