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Observant1
edited September 18 in Other Investing
At approximately 10:00 AM PT, I reloaded an MFO webpage but the page was blank.
I then tried to access the MFO homepage but the following message was displayed:
"Error establishing a database connection."
I tried to access the MFO homepage throughout the day without success (same error).
The most recent MFO posts are now dated Sep. 14.
Perhaps a database backup from Sep. 14 (GMT time) was restored to fix the issue(s)?

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  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    edited September 18
    Evidently a problem developed with respect to the database which was in use. From information on the internet it can be inferred that WordPress is sensitive to this type of problem. One of the options for such a situation is to replace it from a backup which is known good. That would seem to be what has transpired today, using a backup from 9/13. I'm sure that when things have calmed down we will be advised of the details of the situation.

    Add: I now notice that the timestamp for this post bears no relation to the actual time of the post or the edit. The actual time of this edit is 19:50, PDST.
  • CrashCrash
    I had suspected a cyber attack. But, no?
  • Derf
    @Observant1 At least you received a pop up message, just a blank page here.
  • yogibearbullyogibearbull
    edited September 19
    @Derf, the MFO Discussion link was blank, but the MFO Homepage link produced that message.

    I use Chrome (on PC), but I tested the outage via Edge (on PC) and phone (Android) browsers.

    All the while, MFO Premium (MFOP) was fine - I think that it's on a different server.

    Actually, I think that there are different systems for (i) MFO Monthly commentaries, (ii) MFO Discussions, and (iii) MFO Premium (MFOP).

    2 of 3 went down yesterday.
  • Derf

    @yogibearbull Interesting, thank you.
  • PopTartPopTart
    Trump and his minions were behind it, I just know it! It’s no coincidence that MFO going offline coincided with Jimmy Kimmel’s show being discontinued. And It also coincided with Trump’s puppet being the only Fed official calling for a 50 basis point cut in interest rates despite being on the job for just one day!

    On second thought, naaaw. Trump’s not that good. But it’s been fun to ponder!
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