My database at directoris.com is gone forever!! :-(

[curiousity]

Did any of you at directoris lost all of your database?

All of my database has been destroyed and unfortunately I do not have back ups. I trusted directoris, and now all of my sql database has been wiped out.

Never, never trust any web host. What a hard lesson to learn. And always backup your database, no matter what host you have.

 

[Haze]

Originally posted by curiousity
Never, never trust any web host. What a hard lesson to learn. And always backup your database, no matter what host you have.

Excellent piece of advice. Normally a host will advise you to do your own backups regularly in there TOS. I'm sorry you had to learn the hard way.

 

[jerry4dos]

" . . . regularly in THEIR TOS. "

 

[Archbob]

Yeah it would suck if my site was completely data-base driven and then it died and I lost everything, I know how you feel.

 

[guitarnerd]

When I was with yupapa I used to much transfer and instead of temporarily dis-abiling my account Stupid DonHost deleted my account and all my info, I lost my database which was not huge but it had over 60 members and close to 1000 posts. And now it is gone forever. The control panel didn't have a backup download thing either I would have had to saved the txt or something.

 

[curiousity]

The problem is that I trusted directoris.com and that I never would have thought that they would lose everyone's database. I am sure I am not the only one affected by this. I am sure that other clients were affected as well.

I am a cautious person and usually make back ups. But for some reason I let this one slipped by, and now I am paying the consequences.

 

[Editor]

Originally posted by curiousity
I am sure that other clients were affected as well.

Just in case you weren't aware, there is a "Directoris Safehouse" forum at:

http://beyondhs.community.everyone.net/commun_v3/scripts/directory.pl

It's fairly active from what I've seen over the last few months. It's description reads:

"An unofficial community where users of Directoris Web hosting service can still help and support each other. NOTE: this board is not affiliated with or supported by Directoris.com -- free speech is allowed, but please use common sense and courtesy."

Cheers

Gary