Dreamhost Hacked !!!

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there terms and conditions are prolly tight and you can't sue them,
best bet is to get them to compensate you by giving you free dedicated/non-shared virtual server or just to give you free package like..what ever you paid for ask them to extend it for 1-2 years...if you handle this i am sure you can pull this, otherwise threat them that you will make a blog about this and let others know how unprofessional they are...i am certain that this will work as i have gone thru this before!
 
If they are like a normal host (as was I once ;)) their ToS would have something saying that they are not resposible for backups of your data and if there is a problem like hardware failure etc they are not at fault for the loss of said data.

Always, always, aways keep your own backups - do not trust people running hosting companies to do that for you!
 
This is why i don't use H0stgat0r or dr3amh0st they suck when it comes to server security and directory traversals are so easy to do on sites hosted on both H0stgat0r and dr3amh0st.

I host my sites on Media Temple Grid service they charge 20/mo the administration panel is fairly simple to use.

In short they offer everything nice and i've been happy ever since i purchased from them.
 
Wordpress has great plugins to email you database backups.

I get about 10 emails a day with backups.

Who cares its GMAIL I wont run out of space.
 
I had a really bad experience with dreamhost when i started making money online. From my point they suck a lot!
 
fyber_optic said:
This is why i don't use H0stgat0r or dr3amh0st they suck when it comes to server security and directory traversals are so easy to do on sites hosted on both H0stgat0r and dr3amh0st.

I host my sites on Media Temple Grid service they charge 20/mo the administration panel is fairly simple to use.

In short they offer everything nice and i've been happy ever since i purchased from them.
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nice hosting, i need something more at bandwidth and storage. and under $100/month.
 
You should always make regular backups to your own private machine or at least two different remote servers.
Also I would like to say that companies like HostGator or DreamHost are all bullshit and they are crap. Why? Because they oversell and they are run by a bunch of kids.

If you have a serious business and you are earning serious money then why not invest in a serious server or at least a VPS? For example Black Hat World ain't hosted at DreamHost or HostGator... if it was then it would probably be screwed over by now...

WiredTree.com are very good. I would recommend visiting a forum such as Host Hide Out in order to get some real professional hosting. Good Luck and don't let DreamHost screw you over!
 
ShadeDream7 said:
If you have a serious business and you are earning serious money then why not invest in a serious server or at least a VPS?
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yes, that is a VPS hosting. i have a shared hosting with them and had no problem.

The main site is up now. Still waiting for the small ones.

take a look what i received:

Hello,

Right out of the gate, I need to apologize to those of you who have waited for a response to this issue. I was notified about this problem when I came into the office this afternoon and was passed the info by our admin team.

Some of the folks seeing this message are getting a response after sending in an initial request over 24 hours ago. We never try to let things go for this long - and the fact that there wasn't a status blog post when the issue was uncovered will be discussed in-depth - but mclean (which your sites are hosted on) has had a saturated network interface and our admin team has been working towards making improvements on that front.

First up was an upgrade of the network interface. This is outlined in the following blog post:

https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=vserver.usage&

As it stands, the load on the server is still quite high due to the network saturation issue. This means that your sites may still be intermittent. I earnestly wish that weren't the case. In fact, I'd rather tell you that everything is going to be smooth sailing from here on out. But I figure that being straight up with you would probably be more appreciated.

Normally, one user (sometimes two) is the cause of high server load. When that happens, it's pretty easy to ferret out the problem user and work with them to step the server's load back down. This is an interesting case tho as multiple users are actually the cause of the saturation. Adding to this is the scripts that are running for some other users who are being migrated to mclean as well.

If these migration processes could be stopped, it might be helpful. I've been told that we need to let them run their course tho.

So things aren't 100%. But they're better for most folks than they were a few hours ago. If you'd like any further updates, please don't hesitate to respond to this message and I'll do what I can to make sure you get the information that you deserve, okay?

Thanks,
Jason

P.S. While I've got you, I also need to apologize for using a canned response. The amount of support that was generated by this problem called for it tho. If I could respond to each question individually, I would have. The easiest way to send out an update on this issue was by taking this approach. I hope you understand that.

P.P.S. If there was something that I didn't manage to cover in this response, let me know immediately and I'll do everything I can to address your issues.

--
DreamHost Support Team + [email protected] + fax: 323.583.9505
Earn 10-15% for each referral: http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.html
To continue this support case, just reply to this email.
Open a new case at: https://panel.dreamhost.com/?tab=support
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he says the server was overloaded, but is a f'kin VPS ! they told me overloading won't affect the other users. :confused:
 
Well a VPS is a partition on a server. :) Therefore if the server was overloaded then not only your VPS doesn't work properly but other people who have a VPS on the same server as you, will have the same problem. Just move onto a different VPS provider, I would recommend WiredTree.com. They are very nice company and have some nice managed VPS servers. They also give you the option to chose your RAID. :)
 
undeterminederror said:
nice hosting, i need something more at bandwidth and storage. and under $100/month.
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here you go pal.

HTML: 
http://www.anhosting.c0m

They are cheap and infact i know a PR7 blogger who hosts with them and is very happy with them and yeah they also have an affiliate program they pay $85 to $100 per referral.
 
oh noh. im planning to build blog empire in hostgator
 
fyber_optic said:
here you go pal.

HTML: 
http://www.anhosting.c0m

They are cheap and infact i know a PR7 blogger who hosts with them and is very happy with them and yeah they also have an affiliate program they pay $85 to $100 per referral.
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AnHosting is just another bullshit overseller host like DreamHost.
If your a professional, you should go away from these and move onto some real server provider. For servers ThePlanet.com, SoftLayer.com and LayeredTech.com are one of the best. For managed VPS WiredTree.com is great and VPSLink.com but their VPSs are unmanaged.
 
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