Comments on: Oh snap I blew my blog’s server UP

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:45 +0000

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By: Kurt Avish

Kurt Avish — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:34:54 +0000

I had a real problem some time ago when I dunno what the hell I did and my whole wordpress installation was correupted. I tried uploading some wp core files i thought were bad and end up messing it all more. :S

I had backups only once a week at that time so I nearly lost about 1 week of the blog. From this time I set my backup to hourly.. Better using the server resource than getting pwn at the last time.

As for the server capacity, I am hosting at Doreo.com since May 2009 and till now I am very happy with their support and quick response whenever there is a problem. Yesterday I tried to get to another limit of my blog and succeed to reach the 9000 visits in one day I was only fearing if my account will not be down lol…but all went fine.. so backups and a good host is the key to keep it all alive

By: Extreme John@Blogging CEO

Extreme John@Blogging CEO — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:11:09 +0000

I learned the backup lesson a long time ago, still not the king at it but at least it gets backed up. .-= Extreme John@Blogging CEO´s last blog ..Spray Tan Tour St. Petersburg Florida =-.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:58:56 +0000

Thanks John! lol! Yes I learned the hard way a long time ago too. Now I have a system that prevents anything like that from ever happening. I put the script code in the single file. It is not perfectly placed but will do for now. I am revamping the site with a new theme and custom files that will allow me to never have to hack the core files or the php files again. Then updating will be so much easier. If you have a second could you try out the Tweet button to make sure it works as you think it should? Thanks! .-= Will´s last blog ..This Recession Will Be Over When… =-.

By: Keith@Norman Rockwell Art

Keith@Norman Rockwell Art — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:03:55 +0000

I agree; that much traffic is a good problem to have. By making more money, you can afford more server. As for customer service, a good experience is almost unexpected nowadays. It's just a sign of the times. .-= Keith@Norman Rockwell Art´s last blog ..Sep 1, The 1939 Norman Rockwell Santa, Extra Good Boys And Girls =-.

By: video production services

video production services — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:11:11 +0000

That sounds hellish. I would take it as a compliment though. When you’ve gotten to the point of blowing up a server, you know you’ve made your mark.

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:21:46 +0000

@Will: http://help.tweetmeme.com/2009/04/06/tweetmeme-button/ you can use the script and just add it to your single.php
I ALWAYS make a copy of the file FIRST I cut and paste an email copy to MYSELF then
I make changes. and I always keep a FULL copy of my site on my HD so I can reup any files that get corrupted
I learned the hard way LOL

By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:40:31 +0000

This reminds me of the horrible 30 tickets I exchanged with my previous hosting, Lunarpages. I moved to HostGator since then and pfftt, no more problems
.-= Michael Aulia´s last blog ..Weekend Fun: 10 Reasons to have a Geek as a boyfriend =-.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:23:31 +0000

I understand and agree with much of what you say, but a big company like Charter really should do better. I actually called a few times and got different agents with a similar result. Some companies do it right. I have used both Verizon and Hostgator support and have nothing but good things to say about them. .-= Will´s last blog ..This Recession Will Be Over When… =-.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:20:34 +0000

John - What are you using to get the small tweet button on your posts? I tried Tweetmeme but the plugin conflicts with something already installed on my site and I could not fix it. Thanks. .-= Will´s last blog ..This Recession Will Be Over When… =-.