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Host Unreachable - Was "What happens if your host goes bust?"

  • 27-09-2010 09:20PM
    #1
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I have a terrible feeling my web hoster may have gone bust.

    Is it possible for a web host to be down? Or do they have unlimited access to wonderful internet things (think they're called servers), and they can never go down, so if one is down then it's gone?

    I have 11 websites with this crowd and I'm worried! I always meant to back up. :(

    <snip - No naming please.> Most recommended one by Wordpress.org so I thought they were reliable.


Comments

  • #2
    lil_lisa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Technical issues can happen at any time for any reason, usually web hosting companies will try and have backup servers so they're never down. If this is as big a company as I think, they shouldn't just shut down everything like that unless there was a problem. How long has it been down? What error appears when you try your site?


  • #3
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    For any page related to my site I get the usual Firefox, this page might be busy, might be a firewall etc.

    When I tried to put in my password to my hosts site it said my password was not installed correctly and that that cannot be repaired at this time.

    Will they have a back up of my blog? Ever so slightly freaking out here.


  • #4
    lil_lisa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Type your username/domain name in here and see what the status is. I honestly wouldn't worry about your sites and its content, they should have back ups at the least!

    Was your contract/payment due soon?


  • #5
    lil_lisa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Seems to be a few problems today, see here That was posted about 1 & 1/2 hours ago


  • #6
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    lil_lisa wrote: »
    Type your username/domain name in here and see what the status is. I honestly wouldn't worry about your sites and its content, they should have back ups at the least!

    Was your contract/payment due soon?

    No, that was the first thing I thought of, but I'm 99% sure it's not til November. I'm not positive though. If that was the case, would my sites be gone?

    I've only noticed it in the last 30 minutes, hopefully they'll be back soon.

    I'll just sit here in the meantime shaking. :)


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  • #7
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,280 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Have you contacted their support team? I understand that you're concerned, but it seems a little unfair and premature to suggest that they might have gone bust.


  • #8
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    Yes I know, I was just thinking how stupid the title is now. It's purely down to my complete igorance on these matters and the fact that everything that disappears these days seems to be gone to the wall.

    If anyone can edit the title that'd be great!


  • #9
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,280 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    To answer your earlier question - some hosting companies can handle server outages better than others. Some use "cloud computing" so a webserver is not tied down to a specific piece of hardware. But sometimes a single point of failure will break down, and result in a site outage.

    I'd recommend setting up a free account at http://www.uptimerobot.com so you can see how often the site is not responding.


  • #10
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    1) Please don't discuss individual hosting providers on this forum. If you have an issue, contact tech support. Please read the linked thread and the forum sticky.

    2) Please don't start suggesting things that may not be true. Again, if you have concerns, contact your provider. If you want high level help (i.e. not a full step by step of your hosts admin panel) you can post here.


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