Update on my problem - please advise

[glenv]

All my posts are gone today guys. Only about 10,000. I upgraded yesterday and today all is gone.

VDI is restoring the database for me as we speak. My question, is this a bug? I do not want to keep going through this.

Thanks

yes-its-free.com

[Steve Machol]

Glen,

FWIW I upgraded to RC3 without any problem. Of course I made a backup of the database before running the upgrade - just in case.

Did you get any error messages or anything else unusual when you ran the upgrade? Maybe with more information one of the more knowledgeable folks can help figure out what went wrong.

[glenv]

no errors.

Went like clock work.

The board was running fine this early morning and then all the posts were wiped out.

I just added a result of query from database on my original post. Hoping I will hear back if I should just go ahead and restore.

I have been down for several hours and it is killing me...

[George L]

quickest way to get back live is to use a recent backup and import again

[glenv]

true, but I still need an answer why this happened.

I don't want to do it again.

[Freddie Bingham]

The upgrade scripts in no way would have deleted your posts so it would be difficult to make a guess as to what happened in your situation.

[glenv]

What about the post counter being tripped to 49..

What does that mean?

[glenv]

Ok..

Ventures online did a restore of database.
I am a little confused though ( and not too bright) . I asked for a restore of the database, thinking that would be all I need.

Chuck said he did a restore of the "database" .

So, my system now says I am running Candidate 2 when it had been upgraded two days ago to C3. Obviously the backup available was before I did my upgrade.

DO I need to look for anything special when upgrading "again"? Am I truly running C2 now and not a mixed version?

Thanks in advance.....

[Mike Sullivan]

You should really ask him when the database was backed up to be sure, but if it says RC2, then it's almost definately not a mix. The only time it would be a mix is if it was backed up in your process of upgrading.

[glenv]

No it wasn't mixed but I am getting the error where is you send a member their email from the admin cp / a blank screen. I figured that was unique to C3

If you feel nothing to worry about should I upgrade? (again)

[glenv]

Another error

Also Ed/Mike

After the restore I just had a member send me this:

This is the message:


When i stopped in today I noticed my avatar had reverted back to my old one. When I went to change it back, i got this error:


vBulletin Message
ADMINISTRATOR: You MUST revert your modifyoptions template.

[Mike Sullivan]

You're using the RC3 files then.

Yes, I recommend you upgrade.

(yikes! The first time I typed this I used the word "realize" but spelled it "realise"... John must be getting to me )

[glenv]

Upgraded again..

Fingers crossed.

Wish I knew what made it blow out before. Don't want to do this tomorrow.