I have to say, Mark, this is very good news indeed. I have to say I didn’t realize this kind of thing could happen, though I am not a tech sophisticate, so no surprise there.
Happy you were able to troubleshoot and solve your problem. Cheers, Christine On Oct 2, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL backup to > the webhost this afternoon and they restored the old, uncorrupted database. > Once I reuploaded the B2Evolution PHP files etc, I was back where I was with > the blog showing old posts but refusing to show any new content. > > Then I got lucky and found a post where someone solved the blank content > problem by simply disabling the auto-link plug-in. I don't know why this > problem suddenly reared its head now - probably some upgrade on the server - > but for now it is fixed. > > In a week or so I'll try incremental upgrades from my old version to the > latest.... > > Mark > > > On 10/2/2014 2:36 PM, Mark C wrote: >> I hope no hacking is involved but I also know that spammers and their bots >> are relentless. I do check to be sure the site is not blacklisted and also >> monitor the stats as best as I can. A couple of years ago I blacked listed >> all of China in the .htaccess. I've had two security breaches in the past >> that I know of - the worst was caused by a weak password (my fault) and one >> was caused by a weakness in shared hosting (another user on the same server >> was able to gain access to my account.) The first breach (a long time ago - >> I don't even remember when) was the worst and did get the site blacklisted >> for a while, which is when I learned it was a good idea to monitor the >> blacklists. But that is sort of like checking on your health by making sure >> you are not in the obituaries! >> >> Mark >> >> On 10/2/2014 12:32 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >>> I've learned, through administering some company wordpress sites that >>> one really needs to stay on top of upgrading to the latest releases >>> (of everything: Wordpress, themes, plug-ins, etc.) I imagine the same >>> is true of just about any software out there (Drupal, Joomla, >>> b2evolution, etc.)There are vulnerabilities that open up and bots are >>> written to look for those vulnerable versions and exploit them. >>> >>> Checking the Changelog of your software will often be informative on >>> what improvements have been made and sometimes what vulnerabilities >>> have been patched: >>> http://www.longtermfix.com/test/blog/doc/changes.html >>> >>> Googling: "b2evolution [your version number] vulnerability" >>> will also give some insights into what might have happened. It looks >>> like b2evolution has been vulnerable to SQL injections and so that >>> would be my first guess. In some cases the vulnerability results in >>> your site being used to spam which ends up getting your site >>> blacklisted by your web host or Google or other sites. >>> >>> That being said, you will surely find more knowledgeable people on the >>> b2evolution forums. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:14 PM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ouch! Your host should also have backups, but it's a good idea to make >>>>> your own backups for a little added safety. If your version is 5 years >>>>> old, maybe you can't upgrade directly to the latest version, but >>>>> better ask their support / forums. >>>> My advice with backups is to never trust a hosting provider to do them for >>>> you, even if you're paying for it. Also restoring files can be expensive. >>>> A company I used to work for found that out; after that we set up our own >>>> remote backup system which proved quite useful in the long run. >>>> >>>> Attila's advice about the upgrade is good, maybe you can upgrade >>>> incrementally provided you can get hold of the intermediate versions. >>>> I've been involved in difficult upgrades like that before - all I can say >>>> is "good luck" :) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
