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long story short.. if you have php enabled in posts, or in some cms’s it can even be done by entering an extended url of the domain with certain characters in the url.. it bascially “tricks” the code in front of the database… say the php.. to enter information into the database that the “cracker” wants to change in the database.. it pretty much takes advantage of bugs and exploits in code to allow the “Cracker” to do things that shouldn’t normally be done.

As for backing up… yes.. backing up nightly is probabally a good idea.. if you can, run it as a cron job to backup a database.. or find a way to do it on a routine schedule. Also, it depends on how often you change you site or add posts.

there are plugins for one step backups for the database which can be used…

keep in mind though that this is NOT the only reason you should back up a database like this. With all of the vast majority of plugins, themes and such available to change the standard wordpress installation.. there are MANY compatibility issues between plugins, themes, and even versions of WP and different plugins and themes. Files and hardrives corrupt too.

Any reason is a good reason to backup. It hurts hard to lose a whole site.. or even a few posts from one from dataloss no matter the reason.

If the site is a livelihood and citical, minutes and hours can cost. Even if it is not critical… think how much time you ahve spent on your site.. now multiply that times at least $30 or $40 an hour.. of the idea of losing such as memories which cant be replaced.

Backup… period.

And, its a good idea to backup before you make any changes wheter its code changes, upgrades, new posts, new themes, new plugins, or any changes.

uggg I need to learn to quit rambling!

welcome…. good deal, glad you go it fixed…
grrrr the people that do that stuff drive me nuts! I have had that done before on other cms’s and it is annoying to no end. Though I never have mission critical data, I have to feel for people that do when those… -worms- do that sort of thing to others sites…

sorry for the rant.. that stuff just gripes me 🙂

Well.. I can only offer advice such as sign up with lots of blog searches.. there is a page also called http://www.blurtit.com …. join newsgroups and put your url in your signature.. since you are security minded, forums with tech support would be more happy to have someone as you to help when they are having problems..

now that is all online.. but offline, have a batch of pens made with your url on them.. everywhere you go, use a pen and leave it to sign credit cards papers, sign stuff, leave a pen here and there at the pizza place.. make a bumper sticker for your car.. make t shirts.. all kinds of promo things. heck publish and add in the local classifieds or even online in the classifides..

donate rulers to a high school art class that have your logo and url… or pencils to a daycare.. post it on bullatin boards in grocery stores… on telephone poles downtown (if that is legal where you are)… print out fliers 3 to a page, cut them and leave stacks at your favourite local shop.. donate pens there too… most places are always looking for a pen to write with, and customers have habits of taking them too

sign up for search engines.. write email to all your freinds and make sure url is in there..

all sorts of online and offline things you can do

and.. i have learned over the years.. when you post in computer forums, slashdot, etc not only do you help others, but a lot of times you also learn from reading and helping others as well. You have skills, use them 😉

Then change its name to something youll use?

most likely, it was a mysql injection somewhere.. could be from a plugin, could be if you have php enabled to execute in posts (from a plugin) could be from anything or any plugin. Only reaosn I thought of that is because I have had that happen before on other CMS’s that use php and mysql 🙁

most likey because you have about 98 errors of broken elements, elements left out and other problems with the code…

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fjustpuremood.com%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1

that is not xhtml valid either with errors…

fix a lot of that and most likely itll be fixed

a nice way of doing it is getting the html tidy plugin for firefox and checking your pages with it.. that will give you a start. though its html and not xhtml.. as i said itll give you a start. via tidy, youhave 100 warnings and no errors.. but that translates to 98 xhtml errors

By the time you wait on someon else to do it.. it might save you time by copying and pasting the link at the bottom of the posts that need it ;).. unless you want to hire someone lol

no offense meant to anyone.. 🙂

nice on moshu. I will have to keep that in mind also!