Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] ARGH! aka Far too easy to screw up....

[aeb]

some days ago i imported a backup application to phpgw. you can configure
it to do a daily backup of all your sql/ldap/email data which is a must
for working systems anyway.
skeeter is going to include a check berfore dropping the tables.

On Sun, 16 Dec 2001, Seth Cohn wrote:

> Can someone please implement this change ASAP:
>
> It is FAR too easy to delete all tables/apps in PHPGW setup.  It's the first 
> button on the page, and there is NO check 'are you SURE
> You want to do this?'.  It's Sunday morning at 4:30 am, and I sit here aghast 
> that due to a stupid mouse click in the wrong window,
> I deleted EVERYTHING from the db.
>
> I feel like a moron, because I was.  I wasn't looking, and before I realized 
> what had happened it was too late.  My only hope is to
> save others from this fate.
>
> I suggest the following happen when that button is clicked:
>
> ASK 3 times before you wipe everything.  "Are you sure?".  "Do you understand 
> that this will wipe everything?"  "Type YES into the
> textbox to uninstall everything".
>
> While it's nice to have that option, it's far too easy to click a single 
> button.  And the effect is WAY too harsh.
>
> feeling like the biggest loser,
> Seth
>
>
>
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