heya jp
i did ask them to do that myisamchk check, and i also asked for that one w3t_posts.myi file, but didn't really get a straight response, either time.
meanwhile, i tried a whole buncha things on my own, in a desperate, know-nothing attempt to get things back online.
quick recap:
the mysql database i had online as of sunday was only 600 kb big. the one i had on friday, with the errors, was 45 mb big. knowing the 600kb one was obviously wrong, i deleted it. then, i uploaded the broken one from friday.
i tried this a few times, along with putzing around that phpmyadmin thing. finally, something, somewhere, clicked.
the boards came back online.
however... not all is perfect.
for starters, im missing data. for example:
http://www.robkamphausen.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=0 the top forum, called "rob's web log." the "last post" information indicates that the last post is on friday, may 28, which is accurate -- thats the last time i made a reply before the crash.
hwoever, the last post IN that forum is on wednesday, may 26th.
the last post info looks like the missing posts are in there somewhere (right?), they're just... stuck.
the same is true of every forum, it looks like (but i'm really only mega concerned about the "web log" forum and the "front page" forum).
so,
question 1) is there anyway to retrieve those posts? (since they seem to be in there "somewhere")
question 2) since this is, essentially, the same database that was corrupt and exploded last i used it, whats preventing it from erodign again?
