Crap, it looks like my database is completely screwed and I haven't done anything to the settings. Could someone please log on to cullumtimes.com and see if they can access it?

"the page cannot be displayed" is what i get when i click on the link in your sig...
sorry babe

F*ck...

Going to try and sort this...

It seems by database has left the building and a back up is nowhere in site.

I'm about to cry as it seems I have lost everything. And I have to upload everything all over again. Without the old site to copy things from.

*throws things at computer*

Oh nooooooo!

sends a hug and triff but he lives in uk, sorry love, really sorry for all the hard workd you'v put into it, wish i could help, more hugs

I wish I lived on the other side of the street, would hop over instantly to try and help you sort this out
but don't give up, at least until you've heard from the software guys.

They told me to download by back up (which is a month old... oh well) and run a query, but it's not working.

I'm seriously about to cry.

if someone can provide some hardcore tech assistance, please pm me.

this is my baby...

Sorry Femke!! If there's anything i can do...but i guess i'm useless because i don't understand a thing about that!
Hope you get it to work!!! x

That's awful Femke! I'm afraid I can be of no assistance whatsoever.. good luck..

Ok, a new databse is created, the layout is re-uploaded.

I just have to upload all the stuff that's on my computer, thank god for that.

It would be absolutely smashing if you could email interviews, reviews, and stuff that's been posted on here to cullumtimes@gmail.com. It'd help me out big time and it would get the site up and running quicker.

It's in maintanance mode at the moment, so no-one can log in, but me.

If you are a member of Cullum Times, please wait with logging in until the site is properly back up again and see if you can still log in. If not, you can re-register.

I am off to bed now.

It's been a very traumatic night. It really has been, to see your work lost like that in a flash and it's not even your fault...

Oh Femke, that sucks big time! I'm so sorry! I'll have a look on my computer for interviews etc. If you need help, you know where to find me

guess what, I managed to get my month old back up on the site!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

All I have to do now is add the stuff since then.

I'll keep it in maintance mode for now until I'm happy for it to go online.

That's great news!

ohh fab Femke......... erm, sleep?

Yup, I can sleep soundly now.

Quite proud of myself.

Must make more back ups though, one every 2 or 3 days.

That's great Femke!

great news! what a relief!

sorry to hear of the problem... but glad to hear that you are able to recover so much of it!

good luck

good for you Femke! ..and for the rest of us too!

It broke again... Honestly... I wanted to do some final updates. I uploaded the back up and still nothing...

*pokes Cullum Times*

is it the server, the database or just the site generally being a little shit?

I'm_all_at_sea:

*pokes Cullum Times*

is it the server, the database or just the site generally being a little shit?

No idea. I put the back up up, nothing. The database was empty though, so I guess that was screwed up a lot.

Edit to add that if this is the way it has to be, I'm seriously looking for a solution for a new set up. I really do not want my site to crash every month.

I'm sorry you're having troubles with cullum times again Femke. i would help but i don't understand a thing about that! but if there's anything i can do...

Femke:

I'm_all_at_sea:

*pokes Cullum Times*

is it the server, the database or just the site generally being a little shit?

No idea. I put the back up up, nothing. The database was empty though, so I guess that was screwed up a lot.

Edit to add that if this is the way it has to be, I'm seriously looking for a solution for a new set up. I really do not want my site to crash every month.

I have just completely revamped my site, but it involves pages instead of database-ish-things which you had installed.

if you need any help, give me a shout.

I don't want pages anymore, to be honest. It was so much work to update it. It's just not an option anymore. I just wonder why my database decides to crash every 4 weeks.

Femke:

I don't want pages anymore, to be honest. It was so much work to update it. It's just not an option anymore. I just wonder why my database decides to crash every 4 weeks.

Exactly a month .. mmmhh....

oh no! (although I hadn't realised it was properly better yet after last time... I hadn't been able to get in.... )

flechesbleues:

oh no! (although I hadn't realised it was properly better yet after last time... I hadn't been able to get in.... )

I know, it was still in maintanance mode as I was updating.

oh ok

That bites Femke...sorry you're having so many problems with the site.

Still dead dead dead. I don't understand it, the database I have for the Dutch forum is fine.

Femke:

Still dead dead dead. I don't understand it, the database I have for the Dutch forum is fine.

Sorry to hear that don't you have one of these computer-nerds among your mates? Every circle of friends should include one computer-nerd at least...

*Karen*:

Femke:

Still dead dead dead. I don't understand it, the database I have for the Dutch forum is fine.

Sorry to hear that don't you have one of these computer-nerds among your mates? Every circle of friends should include one computer-nerd at least...

Thank goodness I have Mr. JC.com Admin's emailaddress

It's still dead, and I fear it'll never recover, but Mr. Admin is having a lookie at it.

Femke:

*Karen*:

Femke:

Still dead dead dead. I don't understand it, the database I have for the Dutch forum is fine.

Sorry to hear that don't you have one of these computer-nerds among your mates? Every circle of friends should include one computer-nerd at least...

Thank goodness I have Mr. JC.com Admin's emailaddress

It's still dead, and I fear it'll never recover, but Mr. Admin is having a lookie at it.

yeah-let him show his messiah-qualities (to wake up the deaths) - no, but to be serious: I hope he will manage it- cullumtimes is great!

he's good, but I'm not sure he's actually the Messiah!

Femke,

I can offer you help if you want to professionalise the hosting of your site. I can offer you 24/7 service and full backup and recovery. Hosting in the best secured and managed computerspace available in Europe!
Will cost ye, though.
(I only sell it, so sorry, can't help you technically )

Seriously......too bad to hear this. All the luck by resolving it!

sorry to hear of the repeated problem

I hope it can be recovered... all of that work

good luck

r

still doesn't work, what did Mr. Admin say about the problem?

I sooo hpoe this will work out for ya femke!

Patience people, I am working on it, but it takes tiiiiiiiiiiiime, to upload everything again and well, I have a life, so it'll be back when it'll be back.

ok didn't mean it in a bad way .. well anyway.. take ur time!

Just to bring you all up to speed. I have finally managed to figure out the new software I am using, it's a bit more complicated than the previous software. I have given this database some time and it hasn't crashed yet, after having been online for well over a month, so fingers crossed.

It'll stay offline for a while, but at least there's a message now. I have to re-upload *everything* and trawl through the forum for the CT reviews as I didn't have them saved on my pooter.

But, at least it will be back at some point, I just need some time, but I am just so so glad I managed to get my baby work with new software as I feared it was gone forever, as I had such a hard time finding software I could actually use without an ICT degree, hahaha.

Good luck! Hope you manage to get it online again.

And for your info........the professionals use Google and other search-machines for known-errors and other inside information about the software they are supposed to know as well.

Yay! Good luck Femke!

ahh woohooo!! U got all the time u want

sounds encouraging femke... good luck

Hi everyone,

I am finally getting round to getting all the stuff from my computer on the site. I had problems with browser compatibility when I switched to my Mac, but that is sorted now.

Seeing as I have a gigantic backlog, I would appreciate your help. If you can locate articles from 2006 and e-mail them to cullumtimes@gmail.com, I would be ever so grateful. Or upload them yourself on the site, but you have to be registered for that, which is easy enough .