Database error

[Ralle]

Hello guys
I have some slightly bad news.

Due to a mistake when rushing the configuration of the new server we had two database running using the same files. This caused a corruption in the database.
The corruption was not bad enough to force us to revert to the backup made 7 hours ago, but it did kill 20 user accounts and 6 maps.

If your account was lost. This is why.

I don't know whose accounts and maps were lost, but I am sure it is only new users and new maps.

This is of course unfortunate, but I do want to calm you though. We are backing up the database and all files every day, so we should never suffer from a severe data loss.

Ralle

 

[Tleno]

Well, the maps can be easily re-uploaded or re-updated, and the accounts... well yeah, probably those are just newbies that can create their accounts again if they want...
Wait, only maps lost? No other resources?

 

[Grey Nightmare]

It happens ^^
Well maps are the most uploaded resource - probably just happens that nothing else has been uploaded since the new server.

 

[Orcnet]

Damn I hope the 20 members that got killed during the process can still return back in this site with a smile on there face

 

[Magtheridon96]

6 maps? .. Good to know ^^
You saved about 16 MBs ^^

 

[Vengeancekael]

Hmm, Ralle really made this sound dramatic.
Although it's a bit weird how people are posting comments for my newly uploaded map, yet I can't even see it in the maps section.

 

[snowman990]

This database error also make me can't upload anything....

 

[GhostThruster]

Maybe all the accounts that were killed was only Jordan.

 

[-Peper-]

Lol, I'll bet they'll suprised when trying to login.
Maybe make an announcement about this?

 

[Tleno]

Maybe all the accounts that were killed was only Jordan.

Never tell his name, you'll just summon him!

Lol, I'll bet they'll suprised when trying to login.
Maybe make an announcement about this?

Yes, I'm sure that would be informative, but most of newbies could already create new accounts after failing with those created earlier.

 

[Deolrin]

Two days ago, on the 8th of April 2011, at approximately 10PM GMT + 3, 20 brave accounts of the Hive have fallen. May their spirits rest in peace and may their passwords never be stolen.

R.I.P.

Nah, but seriously, I really hope those were just zero-post newbies and not a group of Hive veterans who were unfortunate enough to get caught by the Database corruption.
I hope it wont happen again, though. ^^
The good part is that, even though the Hive switched to a new server, there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of bugs and problems. Or, at least it seems so to me.

 

[Dark Mark]

What's the code/s causing this corruption?

 

[Supermj]

Ralle accidentally the whole database!

 

[TheSpoon]

My maps was one of the ones lost.
Its np though, I could just re-update it ^^

 

[Vengeancekael]

It's still not fixed, I just updated an old map and now the preview image is gone and you can see the default preview image, not the custom one.

 

[NiddHogg-kun]

oh nice, i know how "lucky" i am.
I though that was defenetly my accaunt xD
well not today ;P

 

[Tleno]

A spam bot? shouldn't it's posts get removed? And... how could we get one of these?

 

[deaththekid]

hey one of my icon got killed ralle said the error killed 20 users and 6 maps + 1 icon thats my icon that got killed you know

 

[Aeroblyctos]

hey one of my icon got killed ralle said the error killed 20 users and 6 maps + 1 icon thats my icon that got killed you know

Yeah, well. Bad for you.

Maybe upload it again?

 

[Tleno]

Don't you think your button was just rejected for beeing CnP or whatever?

 

[deaththekid]

Yeah, well. Bad for you.

Maybe upload it again?

I Accidentally Deleted the icon and it took me 4 days to do it.