ACK!! It looks as if we didn't lose just 5 hours of data after all. We lost 12 hours. I'm sooooo sorry folks.

*Spank!**Spank!*

It happens. I am just happy to find out that it was something like this that my posts today were missing I thought it was deleted on purpose

Tee he he.

Yeah me too it's almost actually a relief. he he

IT happens, to paraphrase the t-shirt slogan...

Yesterday, I spent an hour or two with Google to explain what's it all about these massive "Generic Host Process" errors and added it to my thread. I saw it's gone today, so I was breeding a while about "what did I wrong? Did I push that "submit" button really? Do they hate me now?" and re-read the forum guidelines if I violated something. Now I know I didn't, which is a big relief... Being used to deal with really ugly and old forum softwares (other than this here) I should have known better: Always (!) write important postings offline using an editor, or at least copy and paste the posting to some safe place. Will I learn the lesson this time? (I guess...not. :rolleyes: )
Ah...yes I forgot: Spank, spank, chewout, boil in hot oil, you're grounded for the next 3 ehm...seconds. :cheesy:

Everyone is entitled to a better description as to exactly what happened, and now that I am done yelling at myself, I can gather together enough composure to explain ...

The datbase server we have hosts two databases, the live database and a test database which I am playing around with right now preparing for the forum upgrade. I wanted to copy a version of DaniWeb onto the test database. So what I went ahead and did is get a 12 hour old backup version of DaniWeb (I make regular automated backups every 12 hours). I put that backup version on the database server. Then, I logged into MySQL and into the test database. I then imported the SQL file.

What I didn't realize was that the SQL file included a 'use' line which switched databases on me to the live one without notice! So I ended up overwriting the live database with a 12 hour old backup version.

I guess, similar things happened to all here already. I know how easy big amounts of data are gone, just by a wiggling mouse pointer or a single second of lost concentration. I sent a lot of precious data down the sink, not only once. You junked 12 hours = a few postings, and it's not all your fault. I managed to junk whole CD recordings, completed mixes and other work that took much more than 12 hours :o . I guess no one is or should be really mad on you. :cheesy: