Can you count on your host ?

sarettah · 10-03-2005

Or should you be taking matters into your own hands ?

Apparently, according to a thread at the zoo ( http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=523802 ). The ArikaAmes site took a major hit when a harddrive failed and the owner found out that:

1. The host (looks like Webair) switched from free backups to backups being a paid option and the owner missed the email note somehow.

2. That the database that the owner thought was on a different server than the site was actually on the same server as the site.

The harddrive went to total shit on them and they have lost their affiliate database. They were able to put the site back up because they had copies of that. But they lost their database and a lot of design and programming stuff that was not live.

So, do you backup copies of your stuff ? Or do you depend on your host to take care of that ?

10-03-2005	#1
sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	Can you count on your host ? Or should you be taking matters into your own hands ? Apparently, according to a thread at the zoo ( http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=523802 ). The ArikaAmes site took a major hit when a harddrive failed and the owner found out that: 1. The host (looks like Webair) switched from free backups to backups being a paid option and the owner missed the email note somehow. 2. That the database that the owner thought was on a different server than the site was actually on the same server as the site. The harddrive went to total shit on them and they have lost their affiliate database. They were able to put the site back up because they had copies of that. But they lost their database and a lot of design and programming stuff that was not live. So, do you backup copies of your stuff ? Or do you depend on your host to take care of that ? __________________ Free Adult Webcams