Backing Up This Board

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Is anyone now thinking about archiving some of the unique information on here, just in case next time it doesn't come back?

(And the priority should be all of my posts!)

[Chris Brown]

I was thinking about that while we were offline - I'm sure someone more tech-savvy can figure something out, but the treasure trove of great info here is certainly worthy of preservation.  The best I know how to do is save each page of a thread as a PDF but I'm sure there's an easier way.

[Austin]

All message boards use a database (or a few) that holds every post, thread, and user on the site. All good web hosts let the site owners download these files, something that can be initially tedious, but absolutely doable -- and far, far easier than downloading pages manually. Given the database, not only could you thoroughly back up the site, but if the board really did go belly up, you could restore virtually everything.

At worst you would lose some recent posts and maybe the site would look a little different. At best, it would be like nothing ever happened.

[Blake Alan]

Is anyone now thinking about archiving some of the unique information on here, just in case next time it doesn't come back?

(And the priority should be all of my posts!)

Actually I was just thinking everything should be backed up EXCEPT your posts, all of which should, of course, be wiped by a moderator. Read the rules. (just a joke, don't hit me!)

[drbeachboy]

And we're off!

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Is anyone now thinking about archiving some of the unique information on here, just in case next time it doesn't come back?

(And the priority should be all of my posts!)

Actually I was just thinking everything should be backed up EXCEPT your posts, all of which should, of course, be wiped by a moderator. Read the rules. (just a joke, don't hit me!)

Er, it was rulz, not rules. That's what made it even more tragic. I imagine him making little hip-hop devil horns with his fingers.

[hypehat]

All message boards use a database (or a few) that holds every post, thread, and user on the site. All good web hosts let the site owners download these files, something that can be initially tedious, but absolutely doable -- and far, far easier than downloading pages manually. Given the database, not only could you thoroughly back up the site, but if the board really did go belly up, you could restore virtually everything.

At worst you would lose some recent posts and maybe the site would look a little different. At best, it would be like nothing ever happened.

Isn't that what happened last year or so when the board went down - they restored it to a state like, two days before the crash, so people had missing posts and things.

To le mods, how did we retrieve it, out of interest?

[37!ws]

I tried to back up info on this board, but I couldn't find the "Reverse" switch.

[smile-holland]

All message boards use a database (or a few) that holds every post, thread, and user on the site. All good web hosts let the site owners download these files, something that can be initially tedious, but absolutely doable -- and far, far easier than downloading pages manually. Given the database, not only could you thoroughly back up the site, but if the board really did go belly up, you could restore virtually everything.

At worst you would lose some recent posts and maybe the site would look a little different. At best, it would be like nothing ever happened.

Isn't that what happened last year or so when the board went down - they restored it to a state like, two days before the crash, so people had missing posts and things.

To le mods, how did we retrieve it, out of interest?

To be honest: I don't know. This is something the chairman of the board is occupied with.

[Jason]

Sinatra faked his death only to go into hiding as the mysterious boogeyman who runs the show here.