Total Data Loss
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:19 pm
Well this is annoying.
In order to fix the problem with the database taking up all the space on the server, I needed to back it up, drop it and restore it from the back up.
Restoring from the back up did not work.
I have asked our host if they have a back up image of the server, but they do not. (We don't pay them for one, but I thought it worth checking just in case.)
We've now lost all the server data we ever had, which is why everything looks so sparse. All games, all forum posts, everything.
I still have all the game code, but that won't run without the appropriate database to put information in to. I'm going to have to recreate them, and I don't necessarily remember what they all looked like.
This could take quite a long time. To be honest, right now I don't know if I'll manage it. I've enjoyed playing around with WoK for the last decade or so, but it's not as though much has been happening on the site recently.
I'll see what can be recreated easily, and re-evaluate then. Feel free to make a forum account and maybe even fill in some missing content. The good thing about this is that if I can get things running again it's a fresh start for everyone. There should also be plenty of chance to shape the direction of WoK's future, without having to worry too much about what we did in the past.
Sorry about this.
Chris / korexus.
In order to fix the problem with the database taking up all the space on the server, I needed to back it up, drop it and restore it from the back up.
Restoring from the back up did not work.
I have asked our host if they have a back up image of the server, but they do not. (We don't pay them for one, but I thought it worth checking just in case.)
We've now lost all the server data we ever had, which is why everything looks so sparse. All games, all forum posts, everything.
I still have all the game code, but that won't run without the appropriate database to put information in to. I'm going to have to recreate them, and I don't necessarily remember what they all looked like.
This could take quite a long time. To be honest, right now I don't know if I'll manage it. I've enjoyed playing around with WoK for the last decade or so, but it's not as though much has been happening on the site recently.
I'll see what can be recreated easily, and re-evaluate then. Feel free to make a forum account and maybe even fill in some missing content. The good thing about this is that if I can get things running again it's a fresh start for everyone. There should also be plenty of chance to shape the direction of WoK's future, without having to worry too much about what we did in the past.
Sorry about this.
Chris / korexus.