recover /var/www

[vincentullero]

need help sir.
i'm setting up a DNS WEB and MAIL server as my Thesis.
i'm using ubuntu 8.04 LTS. But unfortunately, i deleted the /www inside /var. this /www contains all the data i uploaded in putting up a website. so my question is, are there any ways on how do i recover the /www folder. hoping for ASAP answer. thank you all in advance.

[Irithori]

Did you install and configure a backupsystem beforehand?
If Yes, then do a restore of the last day.

If No:
Then the data is lost and you have to upload it again

There is a chance to do file recovery, but dont expect all files to be restoreable:
You can use:
ext3grep - Project Hosting on Google Code
or
TestDisk - CGSecurity

[Lakshmipathi]

Yes,I'll second ext3grep. Check this link too
HOWTO undelete removed files and directories on an ext3 file system

from ext3grep home page:
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umount the partition ASAP ; do not mount it again.

If you turned the PC off in panic (and did not umount it), then do NOT start the PC again to "recover" and THEN umount, of course; in that case just work with the unclean image.
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[linuxsupport]

Try to use "testdisk" utility. I have recovered entire formatted ext3 partition.