Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
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 pdml-m...@charter.net 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 dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
Thanks, Ann - I exhaled more than a few sighs of relief one it got back up and running! On 10/2/2014 11:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: a nice phew! for you! good to hear it's back up ann On 10/2/2014 21:20, Mark C 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 dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
Thanks, Brian - glad it's working again! I should PESO that photo Mark On 10/3/2014 12:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Yep - the RSS feed is working again. Nice cat photo - I'm a fan of black cats... --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
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 dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
a nice phew! for you! good to hear it's back up ann On 10/2/2014 21:20, Mark C 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 dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - My blog is not dead!
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: 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 Yep - the RSS feed is working again. Nice cat photo - I'm a fan of black cats... -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
