My forum was hacked because I was using 777 permissions without understanding the implications
I have reverted to a backup of the whole of the web contents but this will not connect to my database:
"There seems to have been a problem with the database."
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<p><strong>There seems to have been a problem with the database.</strong><br />
Please try again by clicking the <a href="#" onclick="window.location = window.location;">Refresh</a> button in your web browser.</p>
<p>An E-Mail has been dispatched to our <a href="mailto:kerry@yupz.com">Technical Staff</a>, whom you can also contact if the problem persists.</p>
<p>We apologise for any inconvenience.</p>
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Database error in vBulletin :
mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Access denied for user 'tucklis4'@'web98.opentransfer.com' (using password: YES)
/hsphere/local/home/alexrpau/fencingforum.com/forum/includes/class_core.php on line 279
MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Date : Tuesday, January 13th 2009 @ 01:57:55 AM
Script : http://fencingforum.com/forum/
Referrer :
IP Address : 85.189.97.228
Username :
Classname : vb_database
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01-13-2009, 12:05 PM
Hacked forum backup gives database error
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