Just got accepted - this may help your acceptance...

[andrew247]

Originally Posted by RESteve

Well, the punks went and got access to my file manager through Cpanel somehow, and went in to put .htaccess files, php files, and delete files ALL OVER THE PLACE. Simple things are missing from PHP files like "?>" while others just cut off mid-way through from the original, so the extent is pretty huge. I get parse errors all over the place; so nothing will even come up.* I at least have a placeholder while it's down, but this timing thing is the worst part.* Looks like I have my week cut out for me.

Is the database intact?
I just saw your site is Joomla - could you not re-upload the files?
I'm not sure about how Joomla works, but does it use a database for storing the content in your pages? If it does, and the database is intact, could you not just upload the original files?
I wish you luck in restoring your website. It's sad what some people do.

[RESteve]

To fix the problem I'm going through each directory and deleting the files that they installed or changed.

I could just reupload everything, but I'm not really a great website developer (hence using Joomla, user friendly), and I'm afraid to delete everything and lose all my data.

Technically speaking, I could backup my database - delete the Joomla installation, reinstall, restore the database, and connect it to that one?

[RESteve]

Thanks for the best wishes as well, this is the first time it's ever happened to me and it SUCKS.

[andrew247]

Originally Posted by RESteve

To fix the problem I'm going through each directory and deleting the files that they installed or changed.

I could just reupload everything, but I'm not really a great website developer (hence using Joomla, user friendly), and I'm afraid to delete everything and lose all my data.

Technically speaking, I could backup my database - delete the Joomla installation, reinstall, restore the database, and connect it to that one?

Possibly, but you'd have to have confrimation from someone who's familiar with Joomla. I've never tried it, or heard of it until this morning.
You could check out the Joomla Forum and seek some guidance there on what you can do.

[milyenhu]

To the hacking issue: you could make a backup of your database via phpMyAdmin (or phpMySQLAdmin or something like that). Almost all hosting providers have it installed. Than make a backup of your files, and restore them later.brbrTo the analytics issue: br1. I have heard rumours that clikcing on competitors' ads (goggle ads of companies which offer web analytics products) helps you get invitation. Don't know.br2. I know about several emails subscribed to the invitation waiting list, but only "active" gmail emails (ie. using your email regulary) got invitation.