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1. driverseven
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I have been running a blog that is hosted by Aplus.net for 4 months.

   Today, while I was working in the Admin panel, the blog suddenly disappeared. The "install" screen now appears at my public URL...
   http://schoolingtoday.com

   I'm trying to decide if this is the fault of my host -- because if it is, I really need to move the blog.

   When I contacted Aplus.net tech support, I was told

   "more than likely something functioned wrong either in the control panel or in wordpress, and it overwrote your database."

   I have no plugins currently installed. At that time this happened, I was in the General Settings, about to change my blog's tagline. Previously, I had deleted about 100 old "spam" comments. I can't imagine these chores would cause the database to be overwritten, unless Wordpress has a bug I never heard about, or the host did something to my files.

   If you have any insight as to how a database gets overwritten in such a circumstance, let me know.

   I am also open to suggestions on a good host for WordPress.

2. esmi
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I'm not aware of anything with WordPress that would completely empty an entire database. I think your hosting providers are telling porkies...

3. Aplus.net
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Hi - I'd like to look into this issue more for you and see if we can find a resolution. Please email your details to marketing (at) aplus.net and I'll escalate your problem.

4. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Hah. Nothing like some bad PR in the WP forums to get action!

   Your DB got "disappeared;" it's a good idea to have a backup.

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