don't ask Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Very pleased you are back ! Mysterious goings on !Don't know if it is of any interest, but while main forum was down, I added to a thread in the Hardware Troubles section called "Printer problem - Epson", Now main forum is back that thread has disappeared from the main forum but is still on the backup forum !? The gremlins are definitely getting to me today ! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I think you need to re-post it here. I don't think that it's anything to do with Gremlins. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 :lol: The whole thread has gone ! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 :lol: The whole thread has gone ! :DIS THIS YOUR THREAD?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 No - it wasn't actually that one andsome.It was -http://forums.windowsforumbackup.org/index...showtopic=26768- at the end of the second page I blurbed stuff that relates to the link you mention. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Different databases I think!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I know nothing at all, but I would expect that the 'Backup Forum' is just a temporary facility with no direct links.But then, I am not an expert in this field. :) I would assume that the 'actual' backup is like any other, it is the moment in time when it was taken. It may not of course be the restore from the 'Backup Forum' which was used to re-instate the Forum after the failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Different databases I think!!Indeed it is!I know nothing at all, but I would expect that the 'Backup Forum' is just a temporary facility with no direct links.But then, I am not an expert in this field. :) I would assume that the 'actual' backup is like any other, it is the moment in time when it was taken. It may not of course be the restore from the 'Backup Forum' which was used to re-instate the Forum after the failure.Just the way it is!A backup of the database held at windowsforum.org is taken every morning at 03:00 and placed on the backup server (this then requires me to manually import the database to the backup site). I doubt their would ever be a scenario where I would be restoring the database from the backup site back to the main site; this is because restoring a the database would take time over the internet, and I still hold backups on the main server itself ready for restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Aahh - message received and understood - thanks folks With the niggly things going on chez nous I thought the gremlins were at work again :lol: Thanks for the explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bet you didn't know all this hard work and dedication went on behind the scenes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I knew it was an extra-special forum and so well run - I have always thought it would be taking special cares and measures - that is very evident indeed - very impressive! There will be so much going on in the background that Craig and his smashing staff could write a book, I'll bet :D Shining example of a forum of its subject and such a comfortable place to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Duplicated content?I can't say its very good for SEO, hope its cloaked from the SE's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Duplicated content? I can't say its very good for SEO, hope its cloaked from the SE's Give us a break, Mike...You need to spell it out in full for the like's of me! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 SEO means search engine friendly... Google doesn't like it if it finds duplicated content and tends to drop you down the list a bit.But I've never found the backup forum in any of my searches so I assume that Craig has a nice .htaccess file in place directing the bots away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Search Engine Optimization.It doesn't just drop you down the list a bit it can drop you down the list a lot.easiest way would be using the robots.txt and just don't let google index your site using noindex.I don't really see the point in having another domain name though, can't you just back everything up and chuck it on a dvd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Me again :lol: Sorry ! Posted a message in the Vista section last night just after 11pm on a thread I started a few weeks ago - just reporting on how I got round a problem - it is not on the Main Forum - but it is in the Backup Forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Me again :lol: Sorry ! Posted a message in the Vista section last night just after 11pm on a thread I started a few weeks ago - just reporting on how I got round a problem - it is not on the Main Forum - but it is in the Backup Forum! You must have gone there by mistake instead of the main forum. I don't see how there can be any other explanation. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Irene, why not just copy it over, i.e. copy from the backup forum and paste it into the Posh Forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Irene, why not just copy it over, i.e. copy from the backup forum and paste it into the Posh Forum! ... It's not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Sorry meant don't ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Nah - not worth bothering about doug - thanks andsome - honestly I was in the Main Forum - the backup forum link is bookmarked in a separate list from the links I use daily and I very rarely go there - if I do go to backup forum I don't often log in. I don't drink or anything ! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 As an alternative you could post a link in the Forum on this board showing the path to the one in the Backup Forum. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 As an alternative you could post a link in the Forum on this board showing the path to the one in the Backup Forum. Just a thought.Wouldn’t work, the system has since overwritten the content on the backup forum with data from here!It was indeed pot luck that the backup forum was available when it was, as I had only just restored it after doing some testing on the server itself. What is usually in place is an initial front page that explains to users that any content published on the backup forum is not replicated across to the main forum at any point; and the data itself will be overwritten at some point in the very near future with data from the main site.Over the course of the weekend I will update the backup forum so it is clear to everyone what purpose it serves; in addition, I will update the documentation that shows the current back and restoration procedure for everyone to view, and potential scenarios where the backup forum data may actually be used to overwrite the main forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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