Overlandbound.com - Error establishing a database connection

[jdunk]

This is happening from a few different browsers and locations...

It seems the website is down :(

@administrator @Corrie

 

[MA_Trooper]

The forums can still be accessed here: http://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php

 

[Michael]

The forums can still be accessed here: http://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php

This is happening from a few different browsers and locations...

It seems the website is down :(

@administrator @Corrie
View attachment 2601

Hey all! Yes! We are working on this right now!

Thank you!

M

 

[jdunk]

The forums can still be accessed here: http://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php

Well, I did report the problem on the forum

 

[MA_Trooper]

Wasn't sure if you posted it via Tapatalk and thought I would put the url in case anyone on Tapatalk wanted to hit the forums from a computer.


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[jdunk]

Looks like they're making progress!

 

[Michael]

Progress, but having to initiate a website restore. Table in the database went sideways. Back up your websites folks! Will restore from a snapshot last night (hopefully).

 

[Lifestyle Overland]

Oh man... I need to go do that...

 

[NorthStar96]

Strange thing, IE won't open the OB site but if i fire up Firefox or Chrome, they work fine.. just sayin.

 

[Michael]

This issue SHOULD be resolved. In this case it was a "real" cyber attack. We've hardened the site now.

Jeez.

 

[NorthStar96]

FYI...still no chat I know youd want to know.

 

[ShawnR]

Still getting the same issue again on the main url for the site right now "error establishing a database connection". Yesterday it was hacked and redirecting to some old geezer hacker site. Had to clear my cache and remove my bookmark, etc. and was able to access it again.

 

[Steve]

Yep, same here. @administrator

 

[Michael]

@Steve @ShawnR Yup. Working on it again. This has been quite a battle. My security company (Sucuri) has escalated the issue. Not how I would prefer to spend my weekend. :/

We'll get em!

Thanks for your patience.

 

[ShawnR]

@Steve @ShawnR Yup. Working on it again. This has been quite a battle. My security company (Sucuri) has escalated the issue. Not how I would prefer to spend my weekend. :/

We'll get em!

Thanks for your patience.

I was on another expedition forum and it sounds like they were hacked a few days ago.

 

[Michael]

Wait? WHAT? You were on ANOTHER forum?

Hahaha. I'm kidding.

Ya, I pay a security company about $300 a year (plus the hosting security) to keep the site "hardened" so this doesn't happen. They are earning their fee right now. The good thing is that they are on it within 5 minutes, and I got a txt warning that something was amiss.

M

 

[WJ - Firefly]

Wait? WHAT? You were on ANOTHER forum?

Hahaha. I'm kidding.

Ya, I pay a security company about $300 a year (plus the hosting security) to keep the site "hardened" so this doesn't happen. They are earning their fee right now. The good thing is that they are on it within 5 minutes, and I got a txt warning that something was amiss.

M

These guys need to earn their worth now... I have had a hard time getting past one or two posts before the site becomes unresponsive. This has been for most of Friday and Saturday. (A looooong time ago I was an IT manager for several companies (it's weird, we are talking late 80s here, maybe some day I'll explain around the campfire 8>) ) I have seen several server resets since then, but DNS service seems weird, sometimes there, sometimes not.

 

[ShawnR]

Wait? WHAT? You were on ANOTHER forum?

Hahaha. I'm kidding.

Ya, I pay a security company about $300 a year (plus the hosting security) to keep the site "hardened" so this doesn't happen. They are earning their fee right now. The good thing is that they are on it within 5 minutes, and I got a txt warning that something was amiss.

M

These guys need to earn their worth now... I have had a hard time getting past one or two posts before the site becomes unresponsive. This has been for most of Friday and Saturday. (A looooong time ago I was an IT manager for several companies (it's weird, we are talking late 80s here, maybe some day I'll explain around the campfire 8>) ) I have seen several server resets since then, but DNS service seems weird, sometimes there, sometimes not.

I had the hacking issue yesterday morning where the home page would redirect to a hack site. After clearing my cache, I started getting the "error establishing a database connection". Now at least the home page directs to the "maintenance mode" page. But I'm not having any trouble inside the forum. Once I get in, I can view posts and respond to posts normally. I've checked on both my Macbook Pro and right now on my Samsung Chromebook. As for the campfire chat, hopefully you can make it to the meet up and trail ride in Indiana in June.

 

[Tim]

@Steve @ShawnR Yup. Working on it again. This has been quite a battle. My security company (Sucuri) has escalated the issue. Not how I would prefer to spend my weekend. :/

We'll get em!

Thanks for your patience.

Thanks for all your efforts, much appreciated! Have to admit that I was working all weekend, one way and another and seem to have missed all the drama. Hope you have it sorted for good now and can enjoy a good break next weekend.

 

[Michael]

Thanks for all your efforts, much appreciated! Have to admit that I was working all weekend, one way and another and seem to have missed all the drama. Hope you have it sorted for good now and can enjoy a good break next weekend.

So much "like"