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JAS84 · Thu 11 Feb, 2016 22.14

Still not back up. That's 31 hours now.

Nick Harvey · Thu 11 Feb, 2016 22.14

I'm sure there's no such thing as a secret forum.

Dr Lobster* · Thu 11 Feb, 2016 22.35

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/11 ... ta_centre/

reading through the comments section, it seems some people have had their sql databases corrupt by the sudden power outage - tvf could be out for a while.

bilky asko · Thu 11 Feb, 2016 23.40

Prediction:

This is very hard for me to write, but here's the situation:

Today I made a terrible, terrible blunder which caused the forum to go offline. In fact, the forum was deleted from the server. I've spent the last 6 hours trying to fix the faults. Unfortunately, despite all our best efforts, all attempts to get a back-up of the site online have failed. Which means, sadly...

We have to start again.

EDIT: Just seen the Tweet. There's now an emergency forum at http://tvfi.co.uk

JAS84 · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 14.21

With all user accounts intact - looks like Asa had a recent backup. Yeah, TVF has been offline longer than it should have been, but it looks like it'll recover just fine.

Philip · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 14.37

I would be surprised if Asa didn't already do regular backups, I wasn't there when it happened but I don't think he would take his chances after the 2003 crash.

Are the posts handled separately from things like user, sig, avatar etc?

EDIT: sig not sit

WillPS · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 15.11

Philip wrote:I would be surprised if Asa didn't already do regular backups, I wasn't there when it happened but I don't think he would take his chances after the 2003 crash.

Are the posts handled separately from things like user, sit, avatar etc?

It'd be strange if they were in a different database.

Whataday · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 15.13

The big crash of 2003. So long ago now.

How is TVForum 15 years old next month? The internet's only recently been invented surely?

bilky asko · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 15.33

WillPS wrote:
Philip wrote:I would be surprised if Asa didn't already do regular backups, I wasn't there when it happened but I don't think he would take his chances after the 2003 crash.

Are the posts handled separately from things like user, sit, avatar etc?
It'd be strange if they were in a different database.

In your professional opinion, should the forum have been backed up on Asa's LS-120 drive?

WillPS · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 16.31

bilky asko wrote:
WillPS wrote:
Philip wrote:I would be surprised if Asa didn't already do regular backups, I wasn't there when it happened but I don't think he would take his chances after the 2003 crash.

Are the posts handled separately from things like user, sit, avatar etc?
It'd be strange if they were in a different database.
In your professional opinion, should the forum have been backed up on Asa's LS-120 drive?

It's really not my place to say.

Unrelated - asanet.co.uk has enjoyed 100% uptime since its liberation.

Nick Harvey · Fri 12 Feb, 2016 17.23

Philip wrote:I would be surprised if Asa didn't already do regular backups

I'd be rather surprised if he did, given the level of his attention to detail in all other areas.