Temasek Review Shut Down

last SG · 2010-10-12T20:55:02+00:00

erm what is the outcome now of temasek review?

ditzy SG

Fark! There goes my 10 bucks!

DriftingGuy SG

Oops double

angel7030 SG

It's still down for me.

oh, u down one...i c

angel7030 SG

Ok it is a technical fault not really 'they' wanted to shut it down.

Hi, I am up. Guess they are argueing with each other to decide what to write and what not to write, kind of like reviewing, it may turn ugly tho. I think its time they do something to TR, with the current bunch of writers, it is begining to sound like a joke for the day site.

likeyou SG

I seldom go there...all long articles, hard to digest.

Make it short and sharp and straight to the point.

And not write big words, hard to understand.

Just like Angel, easy to understand.

Hitman the Beast SG

ARGUING ABOUT SGFORUM COMPETITOR?

angel7030 SG

I seldom go there...all long articles, hard to digest.

Make it short and sharp and straight to the point.

And not write big words, hard to understand.

Just like Angel, easy to understand.

after the 1st paragraph, I sleep liao...that is why it is good for bedtime reading.

likeyou SG

after the 1st paragraph, I sleep liao...that is why it is good for bedtime reading.

Bed time reading?

For me, after 1st paragraph, I went to toilet to make business.

the Bear SG

so.. it's about a corrupt database...

where are the conspiracy theorists now?

likeyou SG

so.. it's about a corrupt database...

where are the conspiracy theorists now?

I think to make the story more interesting...server down.

fudgester SG

so.. it's about a corrupt database...

where are the conspiracy theorists now?

I guess they're all hiding in one corner, trying to think of more conspiracy theories regarding the corrupt database.

So, if there's anything we've learnt from all this, it is that TOC is really not all that different from TR.

Bottom line: one should always check the veracity of one's sources before reporting anything. Which is a quality both TR and TOC are sorely lacking in.

the Bear SG

I think to make the story more interesting...server down.

in other words, it was like a lot of their articles... lots of noise, no substance...

it is these types of noise that do the opposition a grave disservice

likeyou SG

in other words, it was like a lot of their articles... lots of noise, no substance...

it is these types of noise that do the opposition a grave disservice

That is their move...to make someone looks dirty and shit.

angel7030 SG

I think to make the story more interesting...server down.

Or maybe there was a big fight for all over some disagreement, and in the midst of the fight, smashed the serves and other IT hardwares, like PKMS.

charlize SG

Those that cannot access directly can try accessing via those old links posted in sgforums or other forums.

It works for me.

angel7030 SG

wha, u really a big fan of them. Die die also must link to them

charlize SG

wha, u really a big fan of them. Die die also must link to them

Oh no, I need the links so that I can access the website.

jgho83 SG

TR bor shut down. This thread can lock liao.

charlize SG

http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/10/10/former-tr-contributor-tnp-journalist-concocted-article-to-smear-tr/

Seems like some exciting stuff is brewing.

Acidshuriken SG

"Fortunately, the chunk of corrupted data were mostly subscriber’s information and partial archives for 2008 (which is still being worked on by our tech locally). Other than that, there were no further damages and our site was restored successfully for it to be operational."

what is said between the lines, all info on joseph ong deleted? LOL

Corrupt database caused prolonged site downtime
October 12th, 2010 | Author: Han Molina

Temasek Review went offline from Monday 2200 hours to Tuesday 2300 hours due to a corrupt database caused by a failed upgrading of wordpress, which powers our site.

We had originally scheduled an upgrading of our wordpress installation on Monday 2200 hours – expected to be completed within an hour, but unfortunately it did not.

The upgrading failed due to compatibility issues with our customized theme and certain plugins which were outdated. This caused a serious security breach, allowing any registered users full access to our administrative backend. Our tech had to shut the site down immediately.

* We later learnt that the failed update had corrupted the database. Since our servers were sync in real time, our mirror server suffered the same fate.

As it was already past midnight, we were unable to a get hold of the programmer who customized the theme used on our site to work with support staff from our service provider to rectify the problem.

Although our service provider had originally suggested restoring the site from the previous day’s backup, but we decided against it because hundreds of current posts would be lost. Instead, we decided to salvage the corrupt database and try to restore it as fully as possible (not an easy task to piece together a 3Gb database puzzle with missing pieces, which had to be salvaged from the daily backup).

Fortunately, the chunk of corrupted data were mostly subscriber’s information and partial archives for 2008 (which is still being worked on by our tech locally). Other than that, there were no further damages and our site was restored successfully for it to be operational.

Now that the main problem has been resolved, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our host RTG (Asia) Network and programmer Alan Goh for their professional assistance. Most importantly, our readers for their patience and understanding.

Molina Han

Updated: 0500 hours

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