Charas-Project

Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Darkfox on September 28, 2005, 10:55:28 PM

Title: What happened to Charas? Q&A
Post by: Darkfox on September 28, 2005, 10:55:28 PM

Q: Certain things are missing, such as posts and news

A: Very obvious... it appears this is a backup of Charas at the closest date.

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Post by: SaiKar on September 28, 2005, 10:56:58 PM

Q. I have a question. Wha-

A. No, seriously. We don't know. Chill out and we'll see what happens.

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Post by: Darkfox on September 28, 2005, 10:59:18 PM

Well, thats what happened, this is a backup OF Charas. A copy of an older Charas. Hence why Charas Pub does NOT have all it's posts.

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Post by: coasterkrazy on September 28, 2005, 11:03:53 PM

So in other words the recent charas is gone forever? If so, that's fine - it was only ten days, which isn't really the end of the world.

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Post by: SaiKar on September 28, 2005, 11:03:59 PM

Yeah, but all other questions, such as if anything in the last 10 days is ever going to be back, how long it will take, will it go down again, and if Alex had anything to do with it are totally unknown.

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Post by: coasterkrazy on September 28, 2005, 11:06:55 PM

Ok, I see. I'm glad this thread was here because the only other hint I had was the "charas a splode" thread.

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Post by: Sephiroth12317 on September 28, 2005, 11:36:13 PM

So what happened to Charas is unknown?

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Post by: MrMister on September 28, 2005, 11:41:30 PM

The server was down. How it entered this phase of downness is irrelevent.

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Post by: SaiKar on September 28, 2005, 11:41:44 PM

Bascially. I've got my guesses, but right now they're only guesses, so I'm going to hold on to them.

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Post by: Kijuki_Magazaki on September 29, 2005, 12:09:29 AM

*holds bubble pipe* Theories my colleague, theories.

As it seems, 'troubles' or glitches had been apperant in the 18th day of the 9th month, signifying a 'problem', or a significant factor, was already in it's way.

From the observation of the charas back-up starting in the 18th day of the 9th month, it comes to mind, that someone had already predicted the possibilities of the developing 'problem', therefore that someone was obliged to act efficiently, thus backing-up charas.

Then as most of here recall the 25th day of the 9th month charas shut down PHP and MySQL wise. Meaning it wasn't a 'whole' server problem, because had it been so, the index page of the Charas-Project would've been shut down as well. So from this statement, we can (in theory) believe it was a MySQL database error or MySQL server  error.

There is also little evidence if this was entirely an accident or purposely done. In a way it seem like an accident because of when the database was saved (the 18th day). Meaning someone started to work on the 18 and prior to work, a back-up must've been made in case something like this would've happened. Why not save as the working person proggressed? Simple; the back-up in the 18th day had been made prior TO ANY modyfications done (if and ONLY if there was any modifications done) therefore it was the safest back-up one could restore after an incident, instead of having to restore one, where mistake in a possible 'fixing' could've been made.

So as we see, it is obvious something went wrong with the database, and HAD to be restore before the working point, thus deleting everything that might have been done from the 18th day to this day.

(note: All this is pure theory, for I was trying to convince myself I can actually be an idiot by not being one)

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Post by: WarxePB on September 29, 2005, 12:21:29 AM

I see what Kijuki's saying. Alex probably expected the server to go down again, so he backed it up. And he said he was taking a vacation, I believe, but perhaps he still has access to the main database of Charas, so he was able to activate the backup. Or something.

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Post by: kodakumi on September 29, 2005, 12:37:23 AM

that explains why my game as at its like, 4th post without screens, and a new plot that was erased, i ddnt save to word just incase something like this happened.

does this give me a right to punch some random?



not a happy dude, first game post i ddnt double post in :(

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Post by: Darkfox on September 29, 2005, 12:54:06 AM

*Points at bubble pipe* Dollar General or Wal*Mart?

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Post by: GhostClown on September 29, 2005, 01:04:17 AM

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Originally posted by Warxe_PhoenixBlade
I see what Kijuki's saying. Alex probably expected the server to go down again, so he backed it up. And he said he was taking a vacation, I believe, but perhaps he still has access to the main database of Charas, so he was able to activate the backup. Or something.

Actually he left around his anniversary, so his going away is quite legitimate. My guess would be that some lazy, one-eyed Italian man spilled cheap rum on one of the server cabinets causing minor damage! :o

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Post by: kodakumi on September 29, 2005, 01:10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Warxe_PhoenixBlade I see what Kijuki's saying. Alex probably expected the server to go down again, so he backed it up. And he said he was taking a vacation, I believe, but perhaps he still has access to the main database of Charas, so he was able to activate the backup. Or something.

Actually he left around his anniversary, so his going away is quite legitimate. My guess would be that some lazy, one-eyed Italian man spilled cheap rum on one of the server cabinets causing minor damage! :o

:)

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Post by: Razor on September 29, 2005, 01:49:34 AM

My precious pub!!11 Noooooooooo......



I'm over it.

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Post by: coasterkrazy on September 29, 2005, 02:05:24 AM

That was fast.  :)

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Post by: smokey_locs2002 on September 29, 2005, 02:31:41 AM

See what happens when Retards Play God!!!!!  

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Post by: MrMister on September 29, 2005, 02:59:53 AM

Alex already lives in Venice, WHERE IS HE GOING TO GO?!?

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Post by: Razor on September 29, 2005, 04:34:39 AM

Italy. (Z)

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Post by: Drighton on September 29, 2005, 04:27:36 PM

Yes. It would seem that this was all caused by a single man who subsequently uttered that most dreaded word you never wish to hear from a man on the job: "Oops!"

It seems like you are compelled to say "oops" after any screwup on the job. I never say "oops" at home, yet when I'm handling a customer's Cellphone with a screwdriver in hand and slip, I immediately say "oops".

Whats Up Wit Dat!?!?

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Post by: DarkFlood2 on October 02, 2005, 08:02:06 PM

My brother (he knows alot about hackers), he said that charas was hacked.. but I doubt it..I think someone went into the html code and changed a 0 to a 1 or something... Its been like 4 years since I've done html so I don't know...

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Post by: GhostClown on October 03, 2005, 12:17:28 AM

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My brother (he knows alot about hackers), he said that charas was hacked.. but I doubt it..I think someone went into the html code and changed a 0 to a 1 or something... Its been like 4 years since I've done html so I don't know...

Charas' source code does have some HTML in it, but it's coded in PHP, and powered by MYsql.