Categories
General Technical

Update on the System Recovery

Hello,

I realize that for many of you this has been a long and troublesome process, and I can thankfully say that ShoutWiki will soon be back up and fully functional.  Currently, I’m working on recovering all the databases; it’s a slow process, but so far all the databases that have been recovered (there are around 700 in all) are completely intact which means that you did not lose any pages, etc. from this crash.

After all the databases are recovered, we will need to basically reinstall the server, and once that is completed ShoutWiki will back in action.

Thank you all for your patience during this time, and I hope that you continue to choose ShoutWiki!

Regards,

Skizzerz
ShoutWiki Technical Team

UPDATE 1 (31 March 2011, 3:14am UTC): Current status is 125 done, 521 to go. Will continue to update as this progresses.

UPDATE 2 (31 March 2011, 3:52am UTC): Current status is 274 done, 372 to go.

UPDATE 3 (2 April 2011, 6:55pm UTC): There were about 10 wikis that didn’t recover properly, so I’m working on a way to recover them. Once this is done, everything else should go relatively quickly.

UPDATE 4 (4 April 2011, 11:56pm UTC): Clarification on the above: When I said they did not recover properly, this does NOT mean that they can’t be recovered. The issue lies with some stuff wrong with the backend behind the dbs, so certain large wikis with lots of revisions and log entries took too long to dump in one go before MySQL crashed. What I’ll be doing for these 6 wikis (got 4 of them to work normally since the last update) is dumping them table-by-table, so your stuff will not be lost. As for an update on how other stuff is going, we are now waiting for the Head Tech to reinstall the Operating System on the server so that we may begin restoring our backups. Due to the nature of the backup restoring process, wikis will become available as the backups get restored, so check back in a day or three to see if your wiki is up.

UPDATE 5 (9 April 2011): OS is going to be reinstalled sometime later today, and provided all goes well, so will the wiki restorations. Wikis will be restored in alphabetical order and will become available as they get restored (meaning some will be up before others). I’ll post another update when the restorations actually start.

UPDATE 6 (16 April 2011): The tech team has taken backups of databases and important configuration files. The CTO estimates that we might get started on the recovery as soon as this weekend, but it might take a major part of the next week. We’ll keep you posted on this. –Jack Phoenix

UPDATE 7 (19 April 2011): The operating system has now been reinstalled and the backup files are being copied to the server currently. Recovery will begin later today. –Jack Phoenix

UPDATE 8 (19 April 2011): Data recovery proper has begun. During this process the site may display various error messages. –Misza

UPDATE 9 (19 April 2011): The wiki restoration process has begun. Wikis should become available as they get restored. They are going in random order, so we cannot give any ETAs on specific wikis. Please note that just because your wiki is back, it does NOT mean that all the restores are done. As such, if issues arise, please alert a staff member on IRC so that we can look into it. We are also considering rolling out the 1.16 upgrade after the wikis get restored, so you may see some downtime there as well. –Skizzerz

UPDATE 10 (21 April 2011): We have restored the vast majority of the wikis, as people were quick to find out, we ran into a LOT of issues trying to restore Autopedia and Simpsons Fanon. We’re going to continue working on ways to restore these two wikis, but in the meantime, we will be pushing out the 1.16 upgrade to the rest of the wikis. After the upgrade finishes, editing will be re-enabled. –Skizzerz

UPDATE 11 (27 April 2011): We’re working on both issues, the MediaWiki upgrade and restoration of Autopedia and Simpsons Fanon databases, but it turns out that MediaWiki’s default upgrade script is not suitable for our purposes as-is, which means that we have to write our own upgrade script. This is something that we want to do right, without rushing, in order not to mess up anything, which is why it might take a bit longer then expected. Once the techs have finished writing the upgrade script, the actual upgrade process should be relatively quick, after which the database will be unlocked and you can resume editing. We’ll keep you posted on this. –Jack Phoenix

UPDATE 12 (1 May 2011): The update process has begun. In the meantime, a “ShoutWiki is currently undergoing maintenance” page will show until updates are complete. Once complete, editing will be re-enabled. ETA is about two hours from now, provided no issues are found. –Skizzerz

UPDATE 13 (1 May 2011): Updates are complete and editing has been re-enabled. If you run into issues, please let someone know on IRC and open a bug in our bugzilla: http://bugzilla.shoutwiki.com — At some point in time we’ll be re-updating to the newest 1.16 version, but this will not cause any downtime and should be for the most part invisible to you guys.

By Skizzerz

ShoutWiki staff member

387 replies on “Update on the System Recovery”

For all those that are thinking of leaving ShoutWiki:

This will most likely be a one off. ShoutWiki will learn from their mistakes and this will probably not happen again and if it does, it won’t be to this scale.

There are no other hosts that are as good as ShoutWiki (except everyone’s least favourite host, Wikia) and most others don’t come close to ShoutWiki in how good they are.

Whether the Simpsons wikis stay on ShoutWiki or go independent, I will keep coming to ShoutWiki to make other wikis or work on other wikis.

Sure, this was bad. But other hosts are slow and have less features than ShoutWiki (Wikkii doesn’t allow favicons unless you pay for premium, makes ShoutWiki’s Monaco premium seem much better).

So people, bear in mind that even though ShoutWiki cocked up, they are still the best host out there.

The censorship going on in the comments is interesting. Wikia was supposed to be the one trying to stifle anyone suggesting that any Wikia wiki would be moving away. But anno1404’s comment linking to a post suggesting awa was moving somewhere else was deleted.

Then when Escyos tries to say you can have favicons on Wikkii that gets deleted too.

Solar Dragon followed up with a comment about Escyos’ favicons being a js hack not actual favicons, and it was deleted too.

Interesting double standard.

okay, this is getting ridiculous, I appreciate shoutwiki deleting my two comments first reprimanding then mocking the two editors who were fighting here and deleting many of their posts. It stopped the argument.

But deleting my post where I give a link to a backup of our uneditable site on wikkii and ask two editors here to comment there on whether we should move? That is very wikia like.

@ solar dragon

RE: But other hosts are slow and have less features than ShoutWiki

Shoutwiki for months was so slow it was uneditable. It is so nice to be on a wiki for the first time in months which is not slow.

RE: (Wikkii doesn’t allow favicons unless you pay for premium, makes ShoutWiki’s Monaco premium seem much better).

Have you volunteered to pay for the monaco premium on shoutwiki? Favicons (the small icon at the top of the page next to the address) are minor to me. A stable editable wiki is much more important to me.

OK. Could you please stop blaming ShoutWiki for this? THE PROBLEM WASN’T THEIR FAULT, AND IT’S NOW SOLVED! They just want to be sure that the wikis won’t crash again. CAN’T YOU WAIT TWO OR MORE DAYS?

What’s the problem now? ShoutWiki deleted comments in which you were insulting them? And some in which you were linking to other websites? If you had a wiki host, would you like people linking to other hosts? In this case, Wikkii. JUST WAIT TWO DAYS, PEOPLE! PLEASE!

And you moved awa to Wikkii. Just because ShoutWiki is uneditable for now. You’re not patient, are you?

Any word on when editing will be enabled again? It’d be nice to know if it’ll be a few more hours, few more days, or few more weeks.

OK. I’m getting nervous that there is a problem with the backups of Autopedia and Simpsons Fanon. Why are they not back yet?

@Daniel Friesen
>Interesting double standard.

There are no double standards. It is about “no link to competitor wiki”.

I saw anno1404`s comment – it contained the link to another wiki-hosting service. From ShoutWiki`s point of view – he has advertised a rival site. Would you allow anyone to advertise a rival site in your blog?

@TheHomer
I can blame them for one thing only – they should have been posting more often. Maybe even every 72 hours.

In some situations I may understand the approach “Do not post until everything is fine”. But in such critical situation it works against them: Even if you are working for the solution, each day you are not posting anything, they will think you are not doing anything.

@anno1404
I think they did not delete your comments but restored this blog to some older state (my guess is they were setting the system through trial and error method that’s why it took so long).

@ShoutWiki: You’ve promised to implement the on-demand wiki backup and when the dust will settle please, guys, do not forget this!

They’d better. Autopedias my second most edited wiki. But I have confidence in Skizzerz and the team to get it done.

Simpsons Fanon has only got about 150 pages. But many contributors like the wiki and it was beginning to grow rapidly before this. Hopefully, it can be recovered.

@Michael Von Preueben

Thats happening to some images on my wiki. The same problem happened after it was imported

@Silver I would imagine they can recover it. Just unfortunate that the 2 wikis theyve had problems restoring aren’t empty (1 page).

@Silesianus

No. They are experiencing problems but the reason editing is still locked is because they are installing MediaWiki 1.16 to ShoutWiki.

Well? Is Autopedia coming back or not? The community has put a TON of work into the site, it’s got 4500 pages, and it would be CRUSHING to the community if it doesn’t come back. I guess the same can be said for Simpsons Fanon.

I just hope that the two wikis return. And I bet that the MediaWiki 1.16 will offer more stuff to ShoutWiki.

@Hockeyben, Silver Knight:
I can appreciate your frustration, but please understand that Autopedia and Simpsons Fanon are not still down because of our ill will.
As Skizzerz wrote in update #10, we are working on it. And no amount of shouting, begging or writing in ALL CAPS will make it any faster.
Once we’ve made progress, you can count on an update.

@Silver Knight, Hockeyben:
They’re also focusing on getting all the other wikis up and running first.

Thanks for the update, Misza. I was wondering if you had an ETA on when the MediaWiki updates will be done and editing can resume?

Nicely done so far on the restorations. I’ve been checking around Wikisimpsons, and except for the changes lost due to your (hopefully former) host’s apparent ineptitude with backups, everything seems to be in place and looking fine.

@Misza

Thanks for the update. I guess myself (and Silver too) were frustrated because we thought it wasn’t being worked on. Anyway, thx for the update and good luck with your efforts.:)

Leave a Reply to Solar Dragon Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

kanna cbd gummies bioscience cbd gummies for smoking male enhancement cbd gummies shark tank does cbd gummies show up in drug test should cbd gummies be taken on an empty stomach revive 365 cbd gummies cbd gummies peoria ill cbd gummy coupons sera labs cbd gummies where to buy erectafil cbd gummies reviews where to buy impact garden cbd gummies sun state hemp cbd gummies review full spectrum organic cbd gummy bears will cbd thc gummies get you high cbd oil gummy dosage cbd gummies age limit medical grade cbd gummies aromaland cbd gummies cbd gummies for spinal stenosis does cbd gummies show up in your urine puritans pride cbd gummies dr sanjay gupta cbd gummies choice cbd gummy what are the best cbd gummies for tinnitus dog gummies cbd just cbd gummies thc free cbd oil gummies chron sera relief cbd gummies where to buy cbd gummies what used for liberty cbd gummies penis gummy cbd soda pop bottles just cbd cbd cannabidiol gummies

cbd gummies have legal thc in them cbd gummies buzz green roads cbd gummies for pain cbd gummies in japan reviews on supreme cbd gummies koi cbd gummy bears cbd oil watermelon gummies humana cbd gummies cbd gummies dr oz and oprah will cbd gummies pass drug test yulee cbd gummies cbd solutions gummies balance cbd sour gummy worms review 1500mg day cbd by gummy creatures paul mccartney cbd gummies cbd gummy bear brands cbd gummies alchemist kitchen botanical farms cbd gummies reviews reddit how long does gummy cbd take to work cbd gummy bears for stress how many cbd gummies should i take at once cbd gummies australia online hona cbd gummies para que sirve wana cbd gummies for pain red razz cbd gummies 125mg benefits of non cbd hemp gummies strawberry fields cbd gummys 1000mg hemp bombs cbd gummies 5 games 50 mg cbd gummies effects cbd gummies illegal for kids where can i buy green cbd gummy bears yummy cbd sleep gummies mayim bialik cbd gummies website cbd gummy frogs 400 cbd gummies bigger dick are cbd gummies anti inflammatory

truth about apple cider vinegar gummies does oprahs keto gummies work fast keto and acv gummies fit science apple cider vinegar gummies keto life gummy reviews best keto gummies consumer reports biolife keto gummies cost toni street keto gummies goli gummies on keto the slim firm gummies review does oprah promote gummies rate keto gummies biolife keto gummies where to buy orphic nutrition acv gummies keto fbx acv gummies fat burning gummies oprah shark tank diet keto gummies lifetime keto gummies ingredients weight loss gummy bears shark tank keto acv gummies safe for high blood pressure keto blast gummies doctor juan weight loss gummies really work is ntx keto bhb gummies legit slimming gummies reviews keto biolife gummies acv gummies nz do oprahs weight loss gummies really work bioscience keto and acv gummies active life supplies keto gummies goli nutrition apple cider vinegar 60 gummies keto belly fat gummies bh apple cider vinegar gummies keto blast gummies dr juan keto collagen gummies green tea diet gummies reviews is profast keto gummies legit elite acv keto gummies do shark tank keto gummies really work what time of day is best to take acv gummies keto bub gummies

apple cider vinegar gummies for dogs quick keto gummies reviews cleansing keto gummies gummy biotin weight loss biolyfe keto gummies amazon is transform keto gummies legit gummies to lose weight keto gummies ingredients are keto weight loss gummies safe is goli apple cider vinegar gummies good for you true form keto gummies ingredients list goli gummies apple cider vinegar side effects shake it slim weight loss gummies superhealth keto gummies keto orange gummies goli supergreens gummies weight loss what time of day should you take acv keto gummies goli apple cider vinegar gummies where to buy goji apple cider vinegar gummies benefits where can i buy pro burn keto gummies acv keto gummies diet cider vinegar gummies for weight loss great results keto acv gummies shark tank keto flo gummies oprah super slim keto gummy bears reviews truform keto gummies adamaris lopez keto gummies review keto gummies

nu spectrum cbd gummies reviews kenya kong male enhancement pills the little blue gummy for ed male enhancement pill ron jermey men sex gummies amazon male enhancement pills for 4 hours gummies for neuropathy full body cbd gummies for sale triple action natural male enhancement pills proper cbd gummies robin roberts harmony leaf cbd gummies for ed pill for male enhancement oprahs apple cider vinegar gummies natural male enhancement pills over the counter cbd gummies at walmart for ed shark tank cbd gummies reviews love bears gummies men what is in gas station male enhancement pills the best male enhancement pill out there black ant king male enhancer pills pure relief gummies reviews on male enhancement pills trump penis enlarging pills male enhancement pill that only lasts a few hours cbd gummies thc level does walmart sell penis enlargment pills bonanza male enhancement pills black storm what are good male enhancement pills male enhancement pills over the counter uk what are penis enlargement pills proper cbd gummies male enhancement king size male enhancement pills reviews samurai x male enhancement pills review supreme cbd gummies shark tank full body health cbd gummies for ed gummies for sexual health explosion male enhancement pill stick shift male enhancement pill

regan cbd gummies for ed celexas male enhancement pills delta 8 gummies for sex power brands cbd gummies male enhancement pills in cape town do metabolism gummies work 25 mg gummy best male growth enhancement pills cbd gummies for ed at gnc vital x9 male enhancement pills does cbd gummies enlarge penis cbd gummies help sex drive vigorplex me gummies just cbd vegan gummies male enhancement pills samples dragonflies male enhancement pills cbd gummies for your penis penis enlargement cream and pills shark tank cbd gummies ed stimuli rx gummies for ed number 1 male enhancement pill world vheap in line male enhancement pills xr male enhancement pills reviews giant male enhancement pill pills for penis enlargement cialix male enhancing pills erection number 1 male enhancement pill male enhancement pills over the counter ireland dragon male enhancement pills does over the counter male enhancement pills work are regen cbd gummies legit mojo risen male enhancement pills reviews