History Repeats Itself
  • BlazeBlaze August 2011
    Posts: 3,232
    Usually when things went bad it was because either Dhost fugged up or my ineptitude in updating the software caused a cataclysmic crash. Neither of those were the cause this time. I just came home from work yesterday and saw the install screen.

    I backed up our files, but when I tried to reload the database all I was able to recover were our user names. Everything else: post counts, discussions, categories-- would not load up at all. After some reading I found this to be a flaw with Vanilla.

    Reverted back to November 2010 again. The reason I am able to do this is because that is when we upgraded from Vanilla 1 to Vanilla 2 and Vanilla created an export tool which created a file that could easily be uploaded into the software to fully reboot the forum back to its original state. There has been no easy way to do this for simply rebooting your Vanilla 2 forum.

    But now I have found that Vanilla created an export tool about a month ago, which means I can save our entire forum into one neat little file that can be easily uploaded into the software without a fuss. Meaning, in theory, that this should never happen again.

    I can only assume HostGator had something to do with it, but all of my other sites I have on HostGator are having no issues at all. I have no idea.

    TL;DR version: Site fucked up. Vanilla would not properly recognize my saved files in order to reboot system. Now Vanilla has created a simple export/import tool and next time there should be no problem saving our posts (is this the third time I've said that?).
  • BlazeBlaze August 2011
    Posts: 3,232
    The Gods of the Internet sweep through for their periodical cleansing of WCOM.

    They rid us of our daddy issues and bad tastes in music.
  • TheMightyPeonTheMightyPeon August 2011
    Posts: 5,753
    What about those with music issues and bad taste in daddies?
  • creedcreed August 2011
    Posts: 2,201
    i think it's beautiful how no one cares about any of the stuff we just lost 
  • Eterna1Eterna1 August 2011
    Posts: 2,562
    I don't remember if I should or not. 
  • hfswjyrhfswjyr August 2011
    Posts: 3,317
    MY 8 MONTHS OF POST COUNTS OMGGGGGGG WTFFFFFFF
  • 3+Ball+Wonder3 Ball Wonder August 2011
    Posts: 3,266
    Im batman
  • The+Dunwich+HorrorThe Dunwich Horror August 2011
    Posts: 6,863


    (I hear this song at least once per day at work)
  • The+Cheshire+CatThe Cheshire Cat August 2011
    Posts: 3,693
    Blaze said:

    The Gods of the Internet sweep through for their periodical cleansing of WCOM.

    They rid us of our daddy issues and bad tastes in music.




    this
  • DarcDarc August 2011
    Posts: 154
    I doubt I missed much.
  • Eterna1Eterna1 August 2011
    Posts: 2,562
    There was a lot of ridiculous shit actually. Member meetings and cults and all kinds of stuff.

  • hfswjyrhfswjyr August 2011
    Posts: 3,317
    Oh shit we lost the orgy thread!
  • TheMightyPeonTheMightyPeon August 2011
    Posts: 5,753
    blaze, any way to get the content from the being professional and shit thread? i need the material for mentoring i'm going to be doing for my old university.
  • creedcreed August 2011
    Posts: 2,201
    haha you sucka!  SAVE A COPY NIGGA
  • The+Dunwich+HorrorThe Dunwich Horror August 2011
    Posts: 6,863
    image
  • BlazeBlaze August 2011
    Posts: 3,232
    Sorry TMP. The way the file is saved it lists the names of the discussions, but only identifies the posts within them as numbers. I can't get it for you unless I were to upload it all up to reboot the forum, which I failed at.
  • hfswjyrhfswjyr August 2011
    Posts: 3,317
    @TMP: Just give this in lecture form

    http://passivepanda.com/interview-tips
  • Eterna1Eterna1 August 2011
    Posts: 2,562
    I saved the webpage with the list of questions for which to prepare, TMP. Let me know if that's something you don't have. 
  • Bryce August 2011
    Posts: 3,522
    some people just want to watch the forum burn.
  • BalcoraBalcora August 2011
    Posts: 37

    Bryce said:

    some people just want to watch the forum burn.



    War.  War never changes
  • shoshoneshoshone August 2011
    Posts: 1,279
    Right in the ass.
  • 3+Ball+Wonder3 Ball Wonder August 2011
    Posts: 3,266
    I thought we were sopost to learn from our mistakes, not repeat them.
  • LemonLemon August 2011
    Posts: 3,002
    God damn stupid shit
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