I had a hosting account with some guy off here he got banned from his hosting and thus I lost my files which took days and days to write from scratch. Im at a loss and do not know what to do the thing is the guy is still aloud to promote hosting on here again what can I do heres the thread. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=676526&page=10 Can I prosecute? Will I ever get my files back? Cant DP ban this member? Thanks any info would be great I love using DP but this as kind of put me off TBH
Suing is not an alternative unless the sum involved is considerable. Have you tried Google Cache or archive.org to see if you can get back whatever files possible?
php files lots of coding plus alot of auto update files using magpie rss all differently adapted to suit the feed that was pulling the info At the end of the day he has done this so why should he be allowed to still promote on DP he should be banned imo
This could be difficult because most web hosts try to protect themselves in their terms and conditions.
Backup all your data at all time. It is always easier to erase unnecessary backup then to recover erased data.
I don't think it would be worth the trouble and the money. I think you can still search for the archive of your files in various SE's
Allways go for hosting with a reputable company, most hosting companies wont cover you against data loss, but there some that incude daily/weekly/monthly backups as part of the hosting service, apthost is one of the top of my head.
Damn this sucks... the only thing you can do is tell everyone about it cause I am sure, like 99.99% of all the hosting companies have this written on their TOS that you are responsible for your files.... Anyway there should be a back up of your site in their server... I say you move to a new hosting (like www.aqns-hosting.com is an awesome one and very flexible!) who are more friendly and keeps daily backup! If you want you can also PM the owner of aqnshosting here I think if a back up can be retrieved, He will retrieve it for you. Tell him I referred you and he will take good care of you... (think he will take good care of you regardless) Best of luck!
BOTN im sure you understand that i was not the one who lost your files it was the server company i was using the vps from, they were managing it and it got hacked. As said by many members, you should back up your files, surely you amd ethem on your computer so how do you not have backups?
well here is a hosting company that dont do this kind of things.... none of the customer ever had any problem with this hosting company i have been using from 3 years... no i dont make any profile if i send someone to there company... but because they provide problem free service and work with there customers so i am really happy to send them more customers... the link is on my signature... oh and one more thing... they dont suspend my account if i am little late in sending payments.... so i get lots of advantages on this company which is why i been sticking with them from more then 3 years....
Webhosting companies state in their TOS (Terms of Service) if they backup your data daily. But it is still your responsibility to keep daily backups in case of a situation like this. cPanel and other controls panels have a option for you to backup your data.
I would agree with the rest that it is the site owners responsibility to do site backup. With Cpanel, there is the Backup option which is available which allows you to backup virtually everything from your account. So you can pass the backup files to the new host to restore if you need to move or back to the same one if anything happens. I took a look at the OP's hosting and it seems that the hosting plans allows for " [*] Warez, Torrents, Adult Allowed, Proxy Allowed" . It would appear that with activities such as these and also the super low price tag of $3.95/mth , the hosting is pretty much doomed from the start. Illegal activities may be against the main web host policies and even if it is not, government authorities may want to bring that down. The price tag for the high specs makes it very unlikely to sustain in the long run.
Fair do's BUT my host beat about the bush my site was down for a whole month before he told me that it was dude to being hacked lol what a moron thats why I'm so mad and disgusted that HE is allowed to promote his business on here yet again!!
Well why don't you report him to the admins of the forum and see if they can ban him. Try and also look for a host who doesn't offer plans as low pricing with features such as "unlimited" bandwidth / hosting etc.