Accidentally deleted my database!

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    I was recently cleaning out my godaddy account and accidentally deleted the database for my main site!
    I contacted GoDaddy emmidiatley and they informed me it would cost me $150.00 to get it back up and running.

    Me being as smart as I am didn't have a backup saved to DB_BACKUP so now im pretty much screwed.
    Guess I will be paying godaddy, They called it disaster support or something, lol.

    Anyone else ever done something like this?
    And if so, How long did it take the host to resolve the issue?
     
    Jayonemoney, Feb 5, 2012 IP
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    ezprint2008 Well-Known Member

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    Ouch, always keep the output file of Database offline and current. A $150 note to self :D
     
    ezprint2008, Feb 5, 2012 IP
  3. Jayonemoney

    Jayonemoney Peon

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    I know right. HAHA, this brightened up my day. :D
    I am in the procces of battling with smart/dumb godaddy employees as we speak. lol
     
    Jayonemoney, Feb 5, 2012 IP
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    have fun with that godaddy held a domain of mine for ransome and made me pay $$
     
    BigTim3, Feb 17, 2012 IP
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    #5
    u should always have backup for your database that's important
     
    SpyGuyz, Feb 17, 2012 IP
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    Ok Don't worry. Upload your backup database once again.. The lost database from godaddy is impossible to get back. ok??? Don't need to pay $150....
     
    searchesuk, Feb 18, 2012 IP
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    There's not much you can do, unless Godaddy stored it for you.
     
    WAWADance, Feb 22, 2012 IP
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    have you got it sorted out?
     
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    Even though if your provider have backup system, its always better to keep a backup of your web pages, databases, emails etc. on your local machine which you can restore easily at any time if needed. Godaddy is charging for restore as its their policy. Some providers charge for restore where as some providers do it for free.
    Emails can be backed up by downloading them in Outlook, web pages can be backed up by FTPing it, MySQL database can be backed up in .sql and MSSQL database can be backed up in .bak format
     
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    Which control panel is offered to you ?
    Your hosting control panel should also contain facility to backup whole account including web page, databases, emails etc.
     
    StormInternet, Feb 23, 2012 IP
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    Delete something I actually needed? I think the first time I ever did that was around 1973. And I've probably done it over 100 times since then.

    Which is why I always have at least 2 totally different backups of anything I actually need. (An old IT axiom - if it's not backed up to at least 2 different destinations, you don't really need it.) Even an old WP site I sometimes play with emails me a database backup every day. (I have a program automatically running on the backups to delete yesterday's if today's is no different.)
     
    Rukbat, Feb 25, 2012 IP
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    Only 100 times.

    It happens to the best of us. Always keep a backup of your site, then be sure to backup your backup!!!
     
    wiseguy212, Feb 25, 2012 IP
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